American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 11:2
2Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
1 Corinthians 11:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
- New International Version (NIV)I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
Context of 1 Corinthians 11:2
1Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you. 3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
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Ἐπαινῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς ὅτι πάντα μου μέμνησθε, καὶ καθὼς παρέδωκα ὑμῖν τὰς παραδόσεις κατέχετε.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:2
- 1 Corinthians 11:17But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
- Proverbs 31:28Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying:
- 1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 7:17Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,—that ye abound more and more.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That ye remember me in all things - It appears that the apostle had previously given them a variety of directions relative to the matters mentioned here; that some had paid strict attention to them, and that others had not; and that contentions and divisions were the consequences, which he here reproves and endeavors to rectify. While Paul and Apollos had preached among them, they had undoubtedly prescribed every thing that was necessary to be observed in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Now I praise you, brethren - Paul always chose to commend Christians when it could be done, and never seemed to suppose that such praise would be injurious to them. See the note at 1 Corinthians 1:4-5. On this occasion he was the more ready to praise them as far as it could be done, because there were some things in regard to them in which he would have occasion to reprove them. That ye remember me in all things - That you are disposed to regard my…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1Co 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2the traditions, just as I passed them on to you: This phrase usually means an important tradition of Christian teaching shared by word of mouth (see also 11:23; 15:1–3; 2 Thessalonians 2:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Here the chapter ought to begin. ye remember me in all things--in your general practice, though in the particular instances which follow ye fail. ordinances--Greek, "traditions," that is, apostolic directions given by word of mouth or in writing (1Co 11:23; 15:3; 2Th 2:15). The reference here is mainly to ceremonies: for in 1Co 11:23, as to the Lord's Supper, which is not a mere ceremony, he says, not merely, "I delivered unto you," but also, "I…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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