KJV King James Version
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 11:2
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
WEB World English Bible
Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
ASV American Standard Version
Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and according as I did deliver to you, the deliverances ye keep,
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 11
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 uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘπαινῶG1867 · epaineōto praiseδὲG1161 · dethenὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπάνταG3956 · pasallμουG3165 · memeμέμνησθε,G3403 · mimnēskōto rememberκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asπαρέδωκαG3860 · paradidōmito deliverὑμῖνG4771 · suyouτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραδόσειςG3862 · paradosistraditionκατέχετε.¶G2722 · katechōto hold back/fast
Cross-references
2 Thessalonians 2:15Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Proverbs 31:28-31Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.1 Corinthians 11:17Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.1 Corinthians 11:22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you] not.Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.1 Thessalonians 3:6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:1 Thessalonians 4:1-2Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.1 Corinthians 7:17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
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