1 Corinthians 11:1

1 Corinthians 11:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:1

Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Messiah. 2Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firm the traditions just as I passed them on to you. 3But I want you to know that the head of every man is Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Messiah is God.

1 Corinthians 11:1 word by word

Μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε καθὼς κἀγὼ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be yeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• followersμιμητήςmimētēs · imitatorG3402
• of meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• I alsoκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:1

• 1 Corinthians 4:16I urge you therefore—be imitators of me.
• 1 Corinthians 10:33just as I also try to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
• Philippians 3:17Brothers and sisters, join in following my example and notice those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. (
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having accepted the message in much tribulation, with the joy of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:9It wasn’t that we had no right, but rather to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
• Hebrews 6:12so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.
• Romans 15:2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, for building him up.
• Ephesians 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as dearly loved children;
• Philippians 2:4looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests of others.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Be ye followers of me - This verse certainly belongs to the preceding chapter, and is here out of all proper place and connection.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Be ye followers of me - Imitate my example in the matter now under discussion. As I deny myself; as I seek to give no offence to anyone; as I endeavor not to alarm the prejudices of others, but in all things to seek their salvation, so do you. This verse belongs to the previous chapter, and should not have been separated from it. It is the close of the discussion there. Even as I also am of Christ - I make Christ my example. He is my model in all things…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The apostle, after an exhortation to follow him, (1) corrects some abuses. (2-16) Also contentions, divisions, and disorderly celebrations of the Lord's supper. (17-22) He reminds them of the nature and design of its institution. (23-26) And directs how to attend upon it in a due manner. (27-34) Verse 1 The first verse of this chapter seems properly to be the close to the last. The apostle not only preached such doctrine as they ought to believe, but led…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1imitate me: Compare 4:16; Philippians 3:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-341Co 11:1-34. Censure on Disorders in Their Assemblies: Their Women Not Being Veiled, and Abuses at the Love-Feasts. 1. Rather belonging to the end of the tenth chapter, than to this chapter. followers--Greek, "imitators." of Christ--who did not please Himself (Ro 15:3); but gave Himself, at the cost of laying aside His divine glory, and dying as man, for us (Ep 5:2; Php 2:4, 5). We are to follow Christ first, and earthly teachers only so far as they…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:1

• Example
• Minister, Christian
• Zeal, Religious

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• Christ
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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