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1 Corinthians 11:10

1 Corinthians 11:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

power: That is, a covering in sign that she is under the power of her husband. Εξουσια: strong:G1849, appears here to be used for the sign or token of being under power or authority, that is, a veil, as Theophylact (Ecumenius, and Photius) explain; and so one manuscript of the Vulgate, the Sixtine edition, and some copies of the Itala, have velamen:. ,

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