1 Corinthians 11:2

1 Corinthians 11:2

1 Imitate^a me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Head Coverings

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

3 But I want you to know that ^athe head of every man is Christ, ^bthe head of woman is man, and the ^chead of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or ^aprophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were ^ashaved.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Here the chapter ought to begin.

ye remember me in all things—in your general practice, though in the particular instances which follow ye fail.

ordinances—Greek, "traditions," that is, apostolic directions given by word of mouth or in writing (I Corinthians 11:23; I Corinthians 15:3; II Thessalonians 2:15). The reference here is mainly to ceremonies: for in I Corinthians 11:23, as to the LORD'S SUPPER, which is not a mere ceremony, he says, not merely, "I delivered unto you," but also, "I received of the Lord"; here he says only, "I delivered to you." Romanists argue hence for oral traditions. But the difficulty is to know what is a genuine apostolic tradition intended for all ages. Any that can be proved to be such ought to be observed; any that cannot, ought to be rejected (Revelation 22:18). Those preserved in the written word alone can be proved to be such.

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