1 Corinthians 11:13-16

1 Corinthians 11:13-16

[13] Judge  in  comely  that a woman  pray  unto God  uncovered?  [14] not even  nature  itself  teach  that,  if  a man  have long hair,  a shame  unto him?  [15] But  if  a woman  have long hair,  a glory  to her:  for  her hair  is given  her  for  a covering.  [16] But  seem  contentious,  have  no  such  custom,  neither  the churches  of God. 

What does 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Paul returned to the main argument ( 1 Corinthians 11:4-6), but now he appealed to the Corinthians" own judgment and sense of propriety. He raised two more rhetorical questions. The first ( 1 Corinthians 11:13 b) expects a negative answer and the second ( 1 Corinthians 11:14-15) a positive one. The apostle appealed to the nature of things. His points were that "nature" itself distinguishes between the sexes, and that a woman"s naturally longer hair reinforces the propriety of covering her head in worship (in that culture).