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Verse 1 Corinthians 11:16. _BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS_]
Ει δε τις δοκει φιλονεικος ειναι· If any
person _sets himself up_ as a wrangler-_puts himself forward_ as a
defender of such points...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS - The sense of this passage is
probably this: “If any man, any teacher, or others, “is
disposed” to be strenuous about this, or to make it a matter of
difficulty;...
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II. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHAPTER S 11-14
1. Headship, and the Position of Woman. The Lord's Supper.
CHAPTER 11.
_ 1. The Headship of Christ and of the Man; Position of Woman. (1
Corinthi...
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1 Corinthians 11:2. WOMEN MUST BE VEILED IN THE CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES.
It is not clear whether this subject was discussed in the church
letter.
Paul begins, in a way that surprises us after his grave c...
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1 Corinthians 11:7. THE DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Paul feels
that in one respect he must restrict his praise. Their meetings damage
rather than profit them. He cannot help believing part of wh...
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I praise you because you remember me in all things and because you
hold fast to the traditions as I handed them down to you. But I want
you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and that the m...
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THE LIMITS OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM (1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1
Corinthians 11:1)
11:1 All things are allowed to me, but all things are not good for
me. All things are allowed, but all things do not buil...
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ANY MAN. any one. App-123.
CONTENTIOUS. fond of strife. Greek. _philoneikos._ Only here.
CUSTOM. See John 18:39.
NEITHER. Greek. _oude._
CHURCHES. App-186....
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_But if any man seem to be contentious_ Some commentators refer these
words to what follows; but it would seem best to apply them to what
has gone before. The Apostle would deprecate further argument,...
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The Conduct and Dress of Women at the Public Services of the Church
2. _Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things_
There is no contradiction between this verse and 1 Corinthians 1...
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ΕἸ ΔΈ ΤΙΣ. Not ‘any _man_’ as A.V., but ‘any _one_,’ a
material difference. The Apostle had special reason to apprehend
difficulties on this point. See 1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 Corinthians
14:38, and no...
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1 Corinthians 11:2-16. THE CONDUCT AND DRESS OF WOMEN AT THE PUBLIC
SERVICES OF THE CHURCH...
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_THE MATTER OF THE HEAD COVERING 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1-16:_ One issue
that has been in the forefront of discussion from the late 20th
century until now has been the role of women in society and in the
ch...
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ΔΟΚΕΪ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΚΈΩ (G1380)
казаться, притворяться, претендовать.
Ind. в _conj._ 1 типа, в котором условие
истинно.
ΦΙΛΌΝΕΙΚΟΣ (G5380) любящий борьбу,
спорщик, скандалист,
ΕΊΝΑΙ _praes...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE, &C.— _Be,_ or _is disposed to be,_ &c.
_"If any one,_ from a love of disputing, or from his own different
views of what is naturally decent, _should controvert_ what I advan...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Order, a Requirement for Godly Worship (1 Corinthians 11:3-16)
3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ,
the head of a woman is her husband, and...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_When praying or Prophesying_ (1-16)
_Text_
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of
Christ. 2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and h...
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But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom,
neither the churches of God.
A summary by appeal to the universal custom of the churches.
IF ANY MAN SEEM - `thinks' (fit) [ dokei (G...
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32 It has been customary, in the study of "dispensational" truth, to
divide the human race into "the Jew, the Gentile, and the church of
God", and base the division on this passage. It is well, howeve...
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DISORDERS IN WORSHIP
_2-16. (c) The Veiling of Women in Church_
2. Now I praise you] This v. introduces the two following sections.
The Apostle begins by praising them, perhaps echoing words from the...
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CONTENTIOUS] argumentative; not open to conviction. NO SUCH CUSTOM]
i.e. that women should be unveiled. For similar appeal to the example
of other Churches, see on 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 11
V1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
PROBLEMS ABOUT *WORSHIP 11:2-34
1. MEN AND WOMEN IN *WORSHIP 11:2-16
V2 I praise you because...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS. — The argument, and the
appeal to their own good sense having been completed, the Apostle now
adds that if, after all, some one continues to argue the matter
cap...
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CHAPTER 16
THE VEIL
AT this point of the Epistle Paul passes from the topics regarding
which the Corinthians had requested him to inform them, to make some
remarks on the manner in which, as he had h...
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§ 36. MAN AND WOMAN IN THE LORD. The Ap. has insisted on the woman's
retaining the veil in token of the Divine order pervading the
universe, which Christ exhibits in His subordination to the Father.
B...
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closes the discussion sharply, with its appeal to established
Christian rule. If, after all that the Ap. has advanced in maintenance
of the modest distinction between the sexes, any one is still minde...
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UNITY AND ORDER IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
1 Corinthians 11:11
The _power_ on a woman's head in 1 Corinthians 11:10 probably refers
to the veil or covering which the Grecian woman assumed at marriage as
the...
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Another Corinthian question concerned the position of woman and her
true attitude in the exercise of divinely bestowed gifts. He declared
that woman's true position is subservience to man. The nature...
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Long Hair
Paul asked the brethren to use their own judgment to determine whether
or not it was proper for a woman to pray with her head uncovered. As
McGarvey wrote, "Instinct should teach us that the...
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(13) But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom,
neither the churches of God.
(13) Against those who are stubbornly contentious we have to oppose
this, that the churches of God are...
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VII. THE DEMEANOUR OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. CHAP. 11:2-16.
The apostle has just treated a series of subjects belonging to the
domain of the Church's moral life, especially in connection with
Christ...
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1 Corinthians 11:12-19 .
The idea of the whole passage is this: The denial of the resurrection
of the dead draws with it that of Christ's resurrection, and thereby
gives the lie to the apostolic test...
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1 Corinthians 11:13-16 .
The apostle concludes by appealing to the natural impression which
ought to follow from a particular feature in the physical conformation
of the man and the woman. This last...
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“But if any man seem to be contentious...we have no such custom,
neither the Churches of God.”
Holsten and others regard this saying as a kind of confession that the
apostle feels the insufficiency of...
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(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...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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16._But if any man seem _A _contentious _person is one whose humor
inclines him to stir up disputes, and does not care what becomes of
the truth. Of this description are all who, without any necessity...
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Observe here the way in which the apostle grounded his replies with
regard to details on the highest and fundamental principles. This is
the manner of Christianity (compare Titus 2:10-14). He introduc...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS,.... That is, if anyone will not
be satisfied with reasons given, for men's praying and prophesying
with their heads uncovered, and women's praying and prophesyin...
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But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither
the churches of God.
Ver. 16. _Seem to be contentious_] _A doctore glorioso, et pastore
contentioso, et inutilibus questionibus,...
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_Judge in yourselves_ For what need of more arguments in so plain a
case? _Is it comely_ Decent, suitable to female modesty; _that a woman
pray unto God_ The Most High, with that bold and undaunted ai...
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CONTENTIOUS; should any at Corinth contend that it was proper for
women, in their worship, to appear like men, or men like women, Paul
informed them that it was contrary to the teaching of the apostle...
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The natural sense of propriety supports the apostle:...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS, WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM, NEITHER
THE CHURCHES OF GOD.
Aside from all external authorities, the apostle here appeals to the
natural feeling of his readers; they sh...
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Chapter s 11 to 14 no longer consider the question of testimony or
conduct as before the world, but rather the conduct, order, unity that
is becoming in the Assembly, the body of Christ. Yet this is
i...
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BUT IF ANY MAN SEEMETH TO BE CONTENTIOUS, WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM,
NEITHER THE CHURCHES OF GOD.
'seemeth to be contentious' -'seems anxious to dispute the matter'
(Ber); 'still thinks it right to con...
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2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1
Corinthians 11:1. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the
Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the...
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IF ANY MAN SEEM TO BE CONTENTIOUS; if any man hath a mind to quarrel
out of a love to show his wit in discoursing what may be said on the
other side, or out of a desire to hold up a party, and contrad...
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But if any man seemeth to be [a mild way of saying, "if any man is"]
_contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God_.
[Knowing the argumentative spirit of the Greeks, and being cons...
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Tertullian On the Veiling of Virgins
? "If any," he says, "is contentious, we have not such a custom, nor
(has) the Church of God."[33]
Cyprian Epistle XXX
Nor is it now but lately that this counse...
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1 Corinthians 11:16 But G1161 anyone G1536 seems G1380 (G5719) be
G1511 (G5750) contentious G5380 we G224
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'But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor
the churches of God.'
Paul now anticipates contention. Let those who disagree recognise that
in the churches of God there is no suc...
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APPROACH TO WORSHIP (11:2-14:40).
We now move on to a section which deals with the Christian approach to
worship in the light of the particular problems of the Corinthian
church. Chapter 11 covers the...
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THE STATUS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN MINISTRY WHEN PROPHESYING AND PRAYING
IS TO BE EXPRESSED IN THE COVERING OR UNCOVERING OF THE HEAD
(11:2-16).
This question is of great importance in the church, because...
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1 Corinthians 11:16. BUT IF ANY MAN SEEMETH TO BE CONTENTIONS, WE HAVE
NO SUCH CUSTOM, NEITHER THE CHURCHES OF GOD: ‘If in the spirit of
contradiction A MAN will not yield to such considerations, let...
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After the severe censures with which the preceding chapter closes, the
apostle seems glad to resume here that quiet tone in which he is most
at home with his spiritual children. In fact, on the presen...
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CONTENTIOUS
(φιλονεικος). Old adjective (φιλοσ, νεικος), fond
of strife. Only here in N.T. If he only existed in this instance, the
disputatious brother.CUSTOM
(συνηθειαν). Old word from συνηθης ...
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CONTENTS: Christian order and the Lord's supper. Meaning of the Lord's
table.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The Lord's supper is a memorial of His finished atonement,
a parable of His pr...
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1 Corinthians 11:2. _Keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you._
The apostle mentions these twice to the Thessalonians, and nearly in
the same words. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
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BUT IF ANYONE WANTS TO ARGUE ABOUT IT. Paul says this to the false
teacher and his party. They argued that Christian freedom allowed the
women who prayed and spoke God's message in public worship to d...
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_But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and
the head of every woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God._
CHRIST OUR HEAD
This important statement is the starting-point...
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_Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman._
SANCTIFIED MARRIAGE IMPLIES
I. Equal privilege in Christ.
1. Alike redeemed.
2. In Him there is neither male nor female.
II. Equal subjection...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:16 See 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1
Corinthians 4:17;...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate
Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior
in worship....
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_But if any man seem to be contentious._ To be contentious is to
contend for renown and victory, not for truth; and here it is to
contend that Christian women should not be veiled when they pray in
Ch...
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CHAPTER 11
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
The Apostle proceeds to deal with the third point put before him, that
of the veiling of women; for the Corinthians had asked of S. Paul
whether or no women ought t...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
[1 Corinthians 11:1 belongs to chap. 10, where see. Evans (in
_Speaker_), Stanley, and others divide this chapter at 1 Corinthians
11:16, not 1 Corinthians 11:17, maki
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 11:1
FOLLOWERS OF ME; rather, _imitators of me; _follow herein my example,
as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too
"pleased not himself," he sets for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11.
Paul here in the first verse said,
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians
11:1).
In the previous verse he spoke about h...
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1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 Corinthians 14:34; 1 Corinthians 16:1; 1
Corinthians 7:17;...
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Custom. Not the custom of contentiousness, but that of women speaking
unveiled. The testimonies of Tertullian and Chrysostom show that these
injunctions of Paul prevailed in the churches. In the sculp...
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We have no such custom here, nor any of the other churches of God —
The several churches that were in the apostles' time had different
customs in things that were not essential; and that under one and...