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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:17

15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God. In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• in thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• that I declareπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• I praiseἐπαινέωepaineō · to praiseG1867
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye come togetherσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the betterκρείττωνkreittōn · strongerG2909
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the worseἥσσωνhētton · less/worseG2276

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:17

• 1 Corinthians 11:2I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
• Leviticus 19:17“ ‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
• Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
• Romans 13:3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.
• 1 Peter 2:14or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
• 1 Corinthians 11:20So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
• 1 Corinthians 14:23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
• Isaiah 1:13Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
• Isaiah 58:1“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 7:9“ ‘Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known,
• Hebrews 10:25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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