1 Corinthians 11:14 BSB

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

BSB

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ASV

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

KJV

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

LETTER 78 (397)

One act is becoming to a man, another to a woman.… How unsightly it is for a man to act like a woman!

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The fact that nature has provided woman, and not man, with long hair, proves that man was designed to be uncovered, and woman covered. The Nazarite, however, wore long hair lawfully, as being part of a vow sanctioned by God (Nu 6:5).

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐδὲ	oude	Not even	G3761 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
φύσις	phusis	nature	G5449 →
αὐτὴ	autē	itself	G846 →
διδάσκει	didaskei	does teach	G1321 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἀνὴρ	anēr	a man	G435 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
κομᾷ,	koma	he shall have long hair,	G2863 →
ἀτιμία	atimia	a dishonor	G819 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
ἐστιν,	estin	it is,	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Corinthians 14:35
If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:7
  Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- Ephesians 5:12
  For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
- Ephesians 5:25–27
  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- 1 Corinthians 11:6
  If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover…
Through
2 Samuel 14:26
And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
leads to
- Ezekiel 44:20
  They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
- 2 Samuel 18:9
  Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the…
- Isaiah 3:24
  Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
- Leviticus 19:36
  You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Corinthians