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Offline AnthonyPadua

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1 Corinthians 11:14
« on: January 07, 2026, 03:50:39 AM »
 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him? 

What did Saint Paul mean by this? There are plenty of biblical figures with long hair and someone like Charlemagne is depicted with long hair. I didn't see anything on this verse from Haydock.
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Re: 1 Corinthians 11:14
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2026, 05:07:20 AM »
Quote from: AnthonyPadua on January 07, 2026, 03:50:39 AM
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him?

What did Saint Paul mean by this? There are plenty of biblical figures with long hair and someone like Charlemagne is depicted with long hair. I didn't see anything on this verse from Haydock.
When the Haydock doesn't have anything, sometimes I look at the Jerusalem Bible....

13 Ask yourselves if it is fitting for a woman to pray to God without a veil;
14 and whether nature itself does not tell you that long hair on a man is nothing to be admired,
15 while a woman, who was given her hair as a covering, thinks long hair her glory?
16 To anyone who might still want to argue: it is not the custom with us, nor in the churches of God.
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Offline AnthonyPadua

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Re: 1 Corinthians 11:14
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2026, 05:45:45 AM »
Quote from: Stubborn on January 07, 2026, 05:07:20 AM
When the Haydock doesn't have anything, sometimes I look at the Jerusalem Bible....

13 Ask yourselves if it is fitting for a woman to pray to God without a veil;
14 and whether nature itself does not tell you that long hair on a man is nothing to be admired,
15 while a woman, who was given her hair as a covering, thinks long hair her glory?
16 To anyone who might still want to argue: it is not the custom with us, nor in the churches of God.
I don't understand, could you explain it to me?

This translations does change it somewhat from the others.
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Offline Stubborn

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Re: 1 Corinthians 11:14
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2026, 06:25:42 AM »
Quote from: AnthonyPadua on January 07, 2026, 05:45:45 AM
I don't understand, could you explain it to me?

This translations does change it somewhat from the others.
I could be wrong so don't depend on what I say, but it seems to me that he is simply saying that women should have their heads covered in Church but men should not - that is the custom. 

It seems to me he is telling the Corinthians to stick with what is the custom.

IIRC, the Church in Corinth was in trouble due to the faithful abandoning what he taught them previously, instead, they began embracing novelties - something like what happened after V2, so St. Paul was scolding them for departing from the established customs. Again, I could be mistaken here, if so I am sure someone will correct me. 
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Re: 1 Corinthians 11:14
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2026, 07:03:35 AM »
Quote from: Stubborn on January 07, 2026, 06:25:42 AM
I could be wrong so don't depend on what I say, but it seems to me that he is simply saying that women should have their heads covered in Church but men should not - that is the custom.

It seems to me he is telling the Corinthians to stick with what is the custom.

IIRC, the Church in Corinth was in trouble due to the faithful abandoning what he taught them previously, instead, they began embracing novelties - something like what happened after V2, so St. Paul was scolding them for departing from the established customs. Again, I could be mistaken here, if so I am sure someone will correct me.
St Paul says a man nourishing his hair is a shame to himself. I don't really understand what he meant by that. The women part is easy to understand.
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