1 Corinthians 11:16

1 Corinthians 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
• New International Version (NIV)If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:16

14Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him? 15But woman, if she have long hair, [it is] glory to her; for the long hair is given [to her] in lieu of a veil. But if any one think to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the assemblies of God. 17But [in] prescribing [to you on] this [which I now enter on], I do not praise, [namely,] that ye come together, not for the better, but for the worse. 18For first, when ye come together in assembly, I hear there exist divisions among you, and I partly give credit [to it].

1 Corinthians 11:16 word by word

εἰ δέ τις δοκεῖ φιλόνεικος εἶναι, ἡμεῖς τοιαύτην συνήθειαν οὐκ ἔχομεν οὐδὲ αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τοῦ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• thinkδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• customσυνήθειαsunētheia · customG4914
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:16

• 1 Timothy 6:3If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which [is] according to piety,
• Acts 21:21And they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews among the nations apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk in the customs.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.
• 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not [a God] of disorder but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the assemblies of Galatia, so do ye do also.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But if any man seem to be contentious - · If any person sets himself up as a wrangler - puts himself forward as a defender of such points, that a woman may pray or teach with her head uncovered, and that a man may, without reproach, have long hair; let him know that we have no such custom as either, nor are they sanctioned by any of the Churches of God, whether among the Jews or the Gentiles. We have already seen that the verb , which we translate to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16But if any man seem to be contentious - The sense of this passage is probably this: “If any man, any teacher, or others, “is disposed” to be strenuous about this, or to make it a matter of difficulty; if he is disposed to call in question my reasoning, and to dispute my premises and the considerations which I have advanced, and to maintain still that it is proper for women to appear unveiled in public, I would add that in Judea we have no such custom…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. 16If anyone is inclined to dispute this: Some members of the diverse Corinthian church disagreed with Paul. Paul’s final point is that wearing a head covering was a long-standing church custom. Most modern interpreters believe this custom was based on culture.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. A summary close to the argument by appeal to the universal custom of the churches. if any ... seem--The Greek also means "thinks" (fit) (compare Mt 3:9). If any man chooses (still after all my arguments) to be contentious. If any be contentious and thinks himself right in being so. A reproof of the Corinthians' self-sufficiency and disputatiousness (1Co 1:20). we--apostles: or we of the Jewish nation, from whom ye have received the Gospel, and whose…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