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1 Corinthians 11:12-19 English Standard Version (ESV)

12. for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God.

13. Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered?

14. Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him,

15. but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.

16. If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.

17. But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.

18. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,

19. for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

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