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Verse 1 Corinthians 11:14. _DOTH NOT - NATURE - TEACH YOU, THAT, IF A
MAN HAVE LONG_ _HAIR_] Nature certainly teaches us, by bestowing it,
that it is proper for women to have long hair; and it is not...
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DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF - The word nature (φύσις phusis)
denotes evidently that sense of propriety which all men have, and
which is expressed in any prevailing or universal custom. That which
is...
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II. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHAPTER S 11-14
1. Headship, and the Position of Woman. The Lord's Supper.
CHAPTER 11.
_ 1. The Headship of Christ and of the Man; Position of Woman. (1
Corinthi...
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1 Corinthians 11:2. WOMEN MUST BE VEILED IN THE CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES.
It is not clear whether this subject was discussed in the church
letter.
Paul begins, in a way that surprises us after his grave c...
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1 Corinthians 11:7. THE DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Paul feels
that in one respect he must restrict his praise. Their meetings damage
rather than profit them. He cannot help believing part of wh...
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I praise you because you remember me in all things and because you
hold fast to the traditions as I handed them down to you. But I want
you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and that the m...
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THE LIMITS OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM (1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1
Corinthians 11:1)
11:1 All things are allowed to me, but all things are not good for
me. All things are allowed, but all things do not buil...
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NOT EVEN. Greek. _oude._
IF. App-118.
HAVE LONG HAIR. let the hair grow. Greek. _komao._ Only here and 1
Corinthians 11:15.
SHAME. Greek. _atimia._ See Romans 1:26....
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_Doth not even nature itself teach you_ This argument from nature must
not be pressed too far. St Paul is speaking of the natural sense of
what is fitting in those whom he addressed. In early times th...
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_Judge in yourselves_ Return to the argument in 1 Corinthians 11:10.
An appeal is now made to our natural feeling of what is proper and
becoming. Man, as his sphere is the world, and as he is the high...
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The Conduct and Dress of Women at the Public Services of the Church
2. _Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things_
There is no contradiction between this verse and 1 Corinthians 1...
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Ἡ ΦΎΣΙΣ. This argument from nature must not be pressed too far.
St Paul is speaking of the natural sense of what is fitting in those
whom he addressed. In early times the Greeks and the Romans wore lo...
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1 Corinthians 11:2-16. THE CONDUCT AND DRESS OF WOMEN AT THE PUBLIC
SERVICES OF THE CHURCH...
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13–15. ἘΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΚΡΊΝΑΤΕ. _Fifth_
argument. An appeal is now made to our natural feeling of what is
proper and becoming. Man, as his sphere is the world, and as he is the
highest of God’s crea...
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_THE MATTER OF THE HEAD COVERING 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1-16:_ One issue
that has been in the forefront of discussion from the late 20th
century until now has been the role of women in society and in the
ch...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_When praying or Prophesying_ (1-16)
_Text_
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of
Christ. 2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and h...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Order, a Requirement for Godly Worship (1 Corinthians 11:3-16)
3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ,
the head of a woman is her husband, and...
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Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,
it is a shame unto him?
The fact that "nature" has provided woman, and not man, with long
hair, proves that man was designed to...
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32 It has been customary, in the study of "dispensational" truth, to
divide the human race into "the Jew, the Gentile, and the church of
God", and base the division on this passage. It is well, howeve...
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11:14 if (c-10) I have not changed the effect of the rapidity of the
apostle's style here, to make a smoother sentence, as the sense is
clear....
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DISORDERS IN WORSHIP
_2-16. (c) The Veiling of Women in Church_
2. Now I praise you] This v. introduces the two following sections.
The Apostle begins by praising them, perhaps echoing words from the...
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NATURE] i.e. the natural order of things, and man's sense of its
fitness. For such guidance, cp. Romans 2:14....
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 11
V1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
PROBLEMS ABOUT *WORSHIP 11:2-34
1. MEN AND WOMEN IN *WORSHIP 11:2-16
V2 I praise you because...
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NATURE ITSELF. — This may mean, either “the native inborn sense of
what is seemly” as contrasted with revelation; or it may signify the
ordinary and evident arrangement of things in creation. Probably...
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CHAPTER 16
THE VEIL
AT this point of the Epistle Paul passes from the topics regarding
which the Corinthians had requested him to inform them, to make some
remarks on the manner in which, as he had h...
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The question οὐδὲ ἡ φύσις αὐτὴ κ. τ. λ.; summons
_personal instinct_ to the aid of social sentiment: “Does not even
nature of herself teach you that, etc.?” For ἡ φύσις, see
Romans 2:14; in this conne...
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§ 36. MAN AND WOMAN IN THE LORD. The Ap. has insisted on the woman's
retaining the veil in token of the Divine order pervading the
universe, which Christ exhibits in His subordination to the Father.
B...
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UNITY AND ORDER IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
1 Corinthians 11:11
The _power_ on a woman's head in 1 Corinthians 11:10 probably refers
to the veil or covering which the Grecian woman assumed at marriage as
the...
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Another Corinthian question concerned the position of woman and her
true attitude in the exercise of divinely bestowed gifts. He declared
that woman's true position is subservience to man. The nature...
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Long Hair
Paul asked the brethren to use their own judgment to determine whether
or not it was proper for a woman to pray with her head uncovered. As
McGarvey wrote, "Instinct should teach us that the...
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1 Corinthians 11:13-16 .
The apostle concludes by appealing to the natural impression which
ought to follow from a particular feature in the physical conformation
of the man and the woman. This last...
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VII. THE DEMEANOUR OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. CHAP. 11:2-16.
The apostle has just treated a series of subjects belonging to the
domain of the Church's moral life, especially in connection with
Christ...
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The ἤ, _or_, of the T. R. might be suitable so far as the sense
goes: “ _Or indeed_, if you answer my question in the negative, does
not nature teach you...?” This use of the ἤ is frequent in Paul.
Bu...
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1 Corinthians 11:12-19 .
The idea of the whole passage is this: The denial of the resurrection
of the dead draws with it that of Christ's resurrection, and thereby
gives the lie to the apostolic test...
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“Judge in yourselves: Is it comely that a woman pray unto God
uncovered? 14. Doth not nature itself teach you, that, if a man have
long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15. but if a woman have long hair,...
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(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...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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Observe here the way in which the apostle grounded his replies with
regard to details on the highest and fundamental principles. This is
the manner of Christianity (compare Titus 2:10-14). He introduc...
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DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF TEACH YOU,.... By nature is either meant,
the law and light of nature, reason in man, common sense, or rather
custom, which is second nature; and which, in this case, must...
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Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,
it is a shame unto him?
Ver. 14. _That if a man hath long hair_] Bushes of vanity, which they
will never part with, said Marbury,...
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1 Cor. 11:14. "Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man
have long hair, it is a shame unto him?" Having the head covered by
long custom, had been used to denote subjection; and as a mark...
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_Judge in yourselves_ For what need of more arguments in so plain a
case? _Is it comely_ Decent, suitable to female modesty; _that a woman
pray unto God_ The Most High, with that bold and undaunted ai...
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IT IS A SHAME UNTO HIM; because it makes him appear like a woman. God
has made the two sexes different, and placed them in different
stations; and a proper regard to him and one another requires that...
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The natural sense of propriety supports the apostle:...
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DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF TEACH YOU THAT, IF A MAN HAVE LONG HAIR,
IT IS A SHAME UNTO HIM?...
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Chapter s 11 to 14 no longer consider the question of testimony or
conduct as before the world, but rather the conduct, order, unity that
is becoming in the Assembly, the body of Christ. Yet this is
i...
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DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF TEACH YOU, THAT, IF. MAN HAVE LONG HAIR,
IT IS. DISHONOR TO HIM?
'nature' -'The recognized constitution of things.' (Vincent p. 248)
'That is another way of saying, "the...
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2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1
Corinthians 11:1. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the
Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the...
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He tells them, that they could not judge this as a thing comely, for
nature itself taught them, that it is a shame for a man to wear long
hair. By NATURE here some understand the law of nature, accord...
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Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,
it is a dishonor to him?...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III
The Word prohibits us from doing violence to nature[101]
Tertullian On Prayer
by naming the sex generally, mingled "daughters" and species together
in...
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1 Corinthians 11:14 Does G2228 even G3761 nature G5449 itself G846
teach G1321 (G5719) you G5209 that G375
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'Judge you in yourselves. Is it seemly that a woman pray to God
unveiled? Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have
long hair, it is a dishonour to him? But if a woman have long hair,...
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APPROACH TO WORSHIP (11:2-14:40).
We now move on to a section which deals with the Christian approach to
worship in the light of the particular problems of the Corinthian
church. Chapter 11 covers the...
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THE STATUS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN MINISTRY WHEN PROPHESYING AND PRAYING
IS TO BE EXPRESSED IN THE COVERING OR UNCOVERING OF THE HEAD
(11:2-16).
This question is of great importance in the church, because...
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1 Corinthians 11:14. DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF TEACH YOU, THAT, IF A
MAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS A DISHONOUR TO HIM? The Roman satirist
lashes the effeminacy of some men in his day who wore their hair...
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After the severe censures with which the preceding chapter closes, the
apostle seems glad to resume here that quiet tone in which he is most
at home with his spiritual children. In fact, on the presen...
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NATURE ITSELF
(η φυσις αυτη). He reenforces the appeal to custom by the
appeal to nature in a question that expects the affirmative answer
(ουδε). Φυσις, from old verb φυω, to produce, like our
word...
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CONTENTS: Christian order and the Lord's supper. Meaning of the Lord's
table.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The Lord's supper is a memorial of His finished atonement,
a parable of His pr...
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1 Corinthians 11:2. _Keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you._
The apostle mentions these twice to the Thessalonians, and nearly in
the same words. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
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WHY, NATURE ITSELF TEACHES YOU. PHUSIS - nature - is translated _own
free will_ in Romans 2:14_. Thayer_ says it means here: _the native
sense of propriety_ [decency]. _Short_ and _long_ are relative...
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_But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and
the head of every woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God._
CHRIST OUR HEAD
This important statement is the starting-point...
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_Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman._
SANCTIFIED MARRIAGE IMPLIES
I. Equal privilege in Christ.
1. Alike redeemed.
2. In Him there is neither male nor female.
II. Equal subjection...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:14 Here the word NATURE
probably means “your natural sense of what is appropriate for men
and women.” Norms of appropriate hair style (and dress) vary from
cultu...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate
Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior
in worship....
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CHAPTER 11
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
The Apostle proceeds to deal with the third point put before him, that
of the veiling of women; for the Corinthians had asked of S. Paul
whether or no women ought t...
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_Doth not even nature itself teach you_? The Latin Version reads,
"Neither doth nature itself teach you," _i.e._, Nature doth not teach
that women should be veiled, but it does teach that if a man gro...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
[1 Corinthians 11:1 belongs to chap. 10, where see. Evans (in
_Speaker_), Stanley, and others divide this chapter at 1 Corinthians
11:16, not 1 Corinthians 11:17, maki
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 11:1
FOLLOWERS OF ME; rather, _imitators of me; _follow herein my example,
as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too
"pleased not himself," he sets for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11.
Paul here in the first verse said,
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians
11:1).
In the previous verse he spoke about h...
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1 Corinthians 14:35; 2 Samuel 14:26...
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Nature [φ υ σ ι ς]. The recognized constitution of things. In
this case the natural distinction of the woman's long hair. 117...
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For a man to have long hair, carefully adjusted, is such a mark of
effeminacy as is a disgrace to him....
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How can nature teach that long hair is wrong for a man when length of
hair is culturally relative?
PROBLEM: Paul asked, “Does not even nature itself teach you that if
a man has long hair, it is a dis...