Verse 13
Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?
As Farrar said, "This is an appeal to the decision of their instinctive sense of propriety."[26] Johnson believed that "seemly" here should be read "proper."[27] It should be noted again that "unveiled" here has no reference at all to what is commonly referred to as a "veil." The word is exactly the same as the one used in 1 Corinthians 11:5.[28] A covering of some kind is meant; but the Greek text leaves totally out of sight anything that would enable this to be identified as some kind of artificial covering, or man-made garment. See under 1 Corinthians 11:5. The instinctive judgment of men is much more easily associated with their approval of long hair for a woman than with the approval of some kind or style of clothing. The fallibility of human instinct in that whole area of concern is proved by the new styles accepted every spring!
[26] F. W. Farrar, op. cit., p. 363.
[27] S. Lewis Johnson, Jr., op. cit., p. 624.
[28] W. E. Vine, op. cit., p. 175.
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