1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Paul, having answered the cases put to him, proceeds in this chapter to the redress of grievances. The Rom. 11:1 of the chapter is put, by those who divided the epistle into chapters, as a preface to the rest of the epistle, but seems to have been a more proper close to the last, in which he had enforced the cautions he had given against the abuse of liberty, by his own example: Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ (Rom. 11:1), fitly closes his argument; and the way of speaking in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ . &c.; These words more properly close the preceding chapter, than begin a new one, and refer to the rules therein laid down, and which the apostle would have the Corinthians follow him in, as he did Christ: that as he sought, both in private and public, and more especially in his ministerial service, to do all things to the glory of God, and not for his own popular applause, in which he imitated Christ, who sought not his own glory, but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Be ye followers of me - This verse certainly belongs to the preceding chapter, and is here out of all proper place and connection. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Verse 1 1.Imitators of me. From this it appears, how absurdly chapters are divided, inasmuch as this sentence is disjoined from what goes before, with which it ought to have been connected, and is joined to what follows, with which it has no connection. Let us view this, then, as the close of the preceding chapter. Paul had there brought forward his own example in confirmation of his doctrine. Now, in order that the Corinthians may understand that this would be becoming in them, he exhorts them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Followers of me; rather, imitators of me; follow herein my example, as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too "pleased not himself," he sets forth in Romans 15:1-3 ; and the general principle of self abnegation for the sake of others in Philippians 2:4-8 . This verse ought to be included in ch. 10. It sums up the whole argument, and explains the long digression of ch. 9. As I also am of Christ. This limits the reference to his own example. I only ask you to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Imitation. The personal feelings of the apostle come out in these Epistles to the Corinthians perhaps more than in any other of his writings. This may well have been because at Corinth his authority was questioned, and other teachers were by some exalted as his rivals or superiors. That he should resent such treatment from those who were under peculiar obligations to him we can well understand; and it is very natural that he should be led all the more boldly to vindicate his apostolic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

The limitation set on the following of good men. "Of me, even as I also am of Christ." The apostle calls to the same personal following, without the qualification, in 1 Corinthians 4:16 . This first verse of 1 Corinthians 11:1-34 . should be the closing verse of 1 Corinthians 10:1-33 ., as it really completes the exhortation which is there given. "The apostle refers to his own example, but only to, lead his readers up to Christ as the great example of One who 'pleased not himself' ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-2

Imitation and commendation. "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am or Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you." In these words we have— I. THE PRINCIPLE ON WHICH THE CHARACTERS OF MOST MEN ARE FORMED . "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." Men are imitative beings, and, from a law of their nature, those whom they most admire and with whom they most associate, they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Apostolic injunctions with regard to Church services. Though the Corinthians deserved blame in some things, they were entitled to praise in that they had generally observed St. Paul's directions. Despite their departure from certain of his instructions, he could say, "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ;" by which he recognized that they had discernment enough to see the Lord Jesus in his personal and official character, and a sufficient brotherly sympathy to imitate his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Decency in public worship. When we appear before God we should observe the greatest propriety. Externals should not be lost sight of, for they are significant. Often they are indicative of inward condition. The apostle had occasion to blame the women of Corinth for laying aside the veil—the mark of modesty and subjection—in public assemblies. On the ground of the abolition of distinction of sex in Christ, they claimed equality in every respect with men, and the right to appear and act as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

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