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For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
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A Logical Appeal to Shame
Commentators explain that Paul uses a logical argument: if a woman rejects the cultural symbol of a veil, she might as well go further and reject the natural symbol of her long hair by having it shorn. Since having her head shaved was universally considered a disgrace in that culture, Paul insists that going unveiled is equally shameful and should be avoided.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For if the woman be not covered. If her head is not covered with a veil.
Let her also be shorn. Let her long hair be cut o…
Let her also be shorn (κα κειρασθω). Aorist middle imperative of κειρω, to shear (as sheep). Let her cut her hair close. A single …
19th Century
Anglican
Let her also be shorn.—The force of this argument depends on the fact that a woman’s head being uncovered would be regarded by others as i…
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Baptist
It is given in order that he may himself profit, and also that he may be the means of profiting those who hear him.
Whichever view is held as to the nature of the head covering, the same basic principles emerge from the passage. In vv.3–10 Paul emphasizes the ord…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if the woman be not covered That is, if her head is not covered with some sort of covering, as is the custom of …
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Here begin details concerning public assemblies, 1 Corinthians chapter 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some ab…
13th Century
Catholic
After presenting the doctrine, the Apostle adds an admonition, the reason for which is taken from the doctrine just mentioned. He addresses this in…
