1 Corinthians 11:17

1 Corinthians 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
• New International Version (NIV)In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:17

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. 16But if any one think to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the assemblies of God. But [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]. 19For there must also be sects among you, that the approved may become manifest among you.

1 Corinthians 11:17 word by word

Τοῦτο δὲ παραγγέλλων οὐκ ἐπαινῶ ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸ κρεῖσσον ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὸ ἧσσον συνέρχεσθε.¶Read the interlinear

• nowδέde · thenG1161
• praiseἐπαινέωepaineō · to praiseG1867
• comeσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:17

• 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I praise you, that in all things ye are mindful of me; and that as I have directed you, ye keep the directions.
• Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.
• Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
• Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
• 1 Peter 2:14or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
• 1 Corinthians 11:20When ye come therefore together into one place, it is not to eat [the] Lord's supper.
• 1 Corinthians 14:23If therefore the whole assembly come together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and simple [persons] enter in, or unbelievers, will not they say ye are mad?
• Isaiah 1:13Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me, — new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations — wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.
• Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 7:9What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...
• Hebrews 10:25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom [is] with some; but encouraging [one another], and by so much the more as ye see the day drawing near.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Now in this - I praise you not - In the beginning of this epistle the apostle did praise them for their attention in general to the rules he had laid down, see 1 Corinthians 11:2; but here he is obliged to condemn certain irregularities which had crept in among them, particularly relative to the celebration of the Lord's Supper. Through some false teaching which they had received, in the absence of the apostle, they appear to have celebrated it precisely…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Now in this that I declare - In this that I am about to state to you; to wit, your conduct in regard to the Lord‘s Supper. Why this subject is introduced here is not very apparent. The connection may be this. In the subjects immediately preceding he had seen much to commend, and he was desirous of commending them as far as it could be done. In 1 Corinthians 11:2 of this chapter he commends them in general for their regard to the ordinances which he had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 The apostle rebukes the disorders in their partaking of the Lord's supper. The ordinances of Christ, if they do not make us better, will be apt to make us worse. If the use of them does not mend, it will harden. Upon coming together, they fell into divisions, schisms. Christians may separate from each other's communion, yet be charitable one towards another; they may continue in the same communion, yet be uncharitable. This last is schism…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17your gatherings: Early Christians met in someone's home at least once a week, usually on the Lord's Day (see 16:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. in this--which follows. I declare--rather, "I enjoin"; as the Greek is always so used. The oldest manuscripts read literally "This I enjoin (you) not praising (you)." that--inasmuch as; in that you, &c. Here he qualifies his praise (1Co 11:2). "I said that I praised you for keeping the ordinances delivered to you; but I must now give injunction in the name of the Lord, on a matter in which I praise you not; namely, as to the Lord's Supper (1Co 11:23…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