1 Corinthians 11:2

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

1Copy my example, in the same way that I copy Christ's example. I praise you, because you remember me and everything that I taught you. You continue to obey the message that I gave to you. 3This is something that I want you to know: Christ has authority over every man, as his head. Also, the head of a woman is her husband. And the head of Christ is God. 4So, when you meet together to worship God, remember this. When a man prays to God, or he speaks a message from God, he should not cover his head. If he does that, he does not respect the one who is his head.

1 Corinthians 11:2 word by word

Ἐπαινῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς ὅτι πάντα μου μέμνησθε, καὶ καθὼς παρέδωκα ὑμῖν τὰς παραδόσεις κατέχετε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• I praiseἐπαινέωepaineō · to praiseG1867
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ye rememberμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• in all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• keepκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• the ordinancesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the ordinancesπαράδοσιςparadosis · traditionG3862
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• I deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:2

• 1 Corinthians 11:17Now I must teach you about something else about your meetings. I will not praise you, because more bad things than good things happen when you meet together.
• Proverbs 31:28Her children all agree to thank her. Her husband also praises her.
• 1 Corinthians 4:17To help you to do that, I have sent Timothy to visit you. He is like a son to me, and I love him very much. He continues to serve the Lord well. He will help you to remember how I live as a Christian. I teach the same things to all groups of Christians everywhere.
• 1 Corinthians 15:2Because of the message that I spoke to you, God will save you. He will save you if you continue to trust that same good news. If you do not, you have believed it for nothing.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17But each of you should continue to live in the way that God has chosen for you. Remain as you were at the time when God called you to come to him. I teach that rule to people in all the churches.
• Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth obeyed God's commands and rules. God saw that they were righteous people. They did not do wrong things.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Christian friends, there are a few more things that we need to say. We have already taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. And we know that you are living in that way. Now we ask you to continue to live like that even more. On behalf of the Lord Jesus, we seriously ask you to do this.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:15Because of that, our Christian friends, you must continue to trust Christ. Continue to believe the true things that we taught you. Those are the things that we told you when we were with you. We also wrote about them in our letter to you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Our friends, you must stay away from every believer who is living in a lazy way. We tell you this with the authority that the Lord Jesus Christ gives to us. Lazy people like that are not living in the way that we taught you.

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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:2

• Church
• Minister, Christian
• Tradition
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
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• Cup
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• Judge
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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