1 Corinthians 11:17
And proclaiming this, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
16If any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:2But I praise you because you remember me in all things, and hold fast the commandments, as I delivered them unto you.
1 Corinthians 11:22For have you not houses in which to eat and to drink? or do you cast contempt on the church of God, and shame those not having? What do I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
1 Corinthians 14:23Then if the whole church may come together, and all may speak with tongues, and the unlearned or unbelievers may come in, will they not say that you are gone mad?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:2-17
Directions Concerning Attire; Female Subjection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head… Read the whole commentary →