1 Corinthians 11:1
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:2Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification.
1 Corinthians 10:33even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but that of the many, in order that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Consider not each one his own gifts, but each one also the gifts of others.
1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 6:12that you may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:1
In this chapter the apostle blames, and endeavours to rectify, some great indecencies and manifest disorders in the church of Corinth; as, I. The misconduct of their women (some of whom seem to have been inspired) in the public assembly, who laid by their veils, the common token of subjection to their husbands in that part of the world. This behaviour he reprehends, requires them to keep veiled, asserts the superiority of the husband, yet so as to remind the husband that both were made for mutual help and comfort,… Read the whole commentary →