1 Corinthians 11:14
“Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But if a woman have long hair,.... And wears it, without cutting it, as men do:
it is a glory to her; it is comely and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Doth not even nature itself - The word nature (φύσις phusis) denotes evidently that sense of propriety which all men…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Doth not - nature - teach you, that, if a man have long hair - Nature certainly teaches us, by bestowing it, that it is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 11:1-16
Paul, having answered the cases put to him, proceeds in this chapter to the redress of grievances. The first verse of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Doth not even nature itself teach you This argument from nature must not be pressed too far. St Paul is speaking of the…