1 Corinthians 11:1
BE ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Thomas Haweis 1795 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 every one of us gratify his neighbour in that which is good for his edification.
1 Corinthians 10:33even as I please all men, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Let not each aim at their own particular interests, but every man at those of others.
1 Thessalonians 1:6And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;
Hebrews 6:12that ye be not slothful, but imitators of those who, by faith and long suffering, are inheriting 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 →