1 Corinthians 11:1
Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:2Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification.
1 Corinthians 10:33As I also in all things please all men, not seeking that which is profitable to myself, but to many, that may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's.
1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became followers of us, and of the Lord; receiving the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
Hebrews 6:12That you become not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and patience shall 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 →