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1 Corinthians 11:2
2Now I praise you, that in all things ye are mindful of me; and that as I have directed you, ye keep the directions.
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 my imitators, even as I also [am] of Christ. Now I praise you, that in all things ye are mindful of me; and that as I have directed you, ye keep the directions. 3But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head [is] the man, and the Christ's head God. 4Every man praying or prophesying, having [anything] on his head, puts his head to shame.
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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] 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.
- Proverbs 31:28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her:
- 1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason I have sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved and faithful child in [the] Lord, who shall put you in mind of my ways [as] they [are] in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.
- 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.
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from 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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