1 Corinthians 11:14
Or does not nature itself teach you that if a man actually wears long hair it is a disgrace to him?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
In Context
13Judge ye among yourselves, is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
15But if a woman wears long hair, it is a glory to her, because her hair has been given for a cloak.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:35And if they want to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home, for it is an ugly thing for women to speak in an assembly.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:2-17
Directions Concerning Attire; Female Subjection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head… Read the whole commentary →