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Doesn`t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
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What "Nature" Teaches
When Paul asks if "nature itself" teaches about hair length, commentators explain he isn't primarily referring to biology. Instead, "nature" here means a deep, internal sense of propriety that is expressed through widespread cultural customs. Scholars describe it as a "native" or "inborn" sense of what is fitting and proper for men and women in a given society.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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19th Century
Anglican
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