Gēlínduōqiánshū 11:14

14 Nǐmen de bĕn xìng bú yĕ zhǐshì nǐmen , nánrén ruò yǒu cháng tóufa , biàn shì tāde xiūrǔ má .

Gēlínduōqiánshū 11:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 11:14

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 be restrained to the Greeks and Jews; for though among the Grecians the men cut their hair, and did not suffer it to grow long, as also did the Jews, yet there were many nations ^F11 who did not, even at that time, observe such a rule or custom; but as the Jews and Greeks were the persons chiefly, if not solely, known to the Corinthians, the apostle signifies, that the usages of these people might direct and inform them in this matter:

that if a man have long hair it is a shame unto him;
he looks unmanly and womanish, and exposes himself to ridicule and contempt.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Alex. ab. Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 5. c. 18. Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. l. 10. prope finem.

Gēlínduōqiánshū 11:14 In-Context

12 Yīnwei nǚrén yuán shì yóu nánrén ér chū , nánrén yĕ shì yóu nǚrén ér chū . dàn wàn yǒu dōu shì chū hū shén .

13 Nǐmen zìjǐ shĕn chá , nǚrén dǎogào shén , bú mĕng zhe tóu , shì hé yí de má .

14 Nǐmen de bĕn xìng bú yĕ zhǐshì nǐmen , nánrén ruò yǒu cháng tóufa , biàn shì tāde xiūrǔ má .

15 Dàn nǚrén yǒu cháng tóufa , nǎi shì tāde róngyào . yīnwei zhè tóufa shì gĕi tā zuò gaì tóu de .

16 Ruò yǒu rén xiǎng yào biàn bó , wǒmen què méiyǒu zhèyàng de guīju §¬ shén de zhòng jiàohuì yĕ shì méiyǒu de .