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

14Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair? 15And isn’t long hair a woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches. 17But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. 18First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• seemδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• to beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• contentiousφιλόνεικοςphiloneikos · dispute-lovingG5380
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• noοὐou · noG3756
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• customσυνήθειαsunētheia · customG4914
• neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• the churchesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:16

• 1 Timothy 6:3Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
• Acts 21:21But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. They’ve heard that you teach them not to circumcise their children or follow other Jewish customs.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, 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