On account of the angels. This phrase has puzzled scholars. It may mean: (1) Because Eve was seduced to sin by evil angels (1 Timothy 2:14). [MacKnight.] (2) To show respect to the preacher/church leader - who is called the angel in Revelation 1:20. (3) Because the good angels watch with interest all that is done by Christ's servants (1 Corinthians 4:9). (4) If we change AGGELOUS to AGGELIAS, the phrase would read during the preaching. But there is no authority to do this! That she is under her husband's authority. At Corinth, a woman wore a face-veil everywhere (except the privacy of her own home) to show she was under the man's authority. This custom has been kept up in Arab lands until just recently.

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Old Testament