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Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter! <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this! <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not! <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> What! Have you no houses in which to eat and to drink? Or do you despise the church of God and put to shame those having nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you! <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> What? 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and humiliate those [impoverished believers] who have nothing? What will I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? In this I will not praise you! <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t you have homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you in this matter! <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this! <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't you have homes where you can eat and drink? Do you hate God's church? Do you want to embarrass people who don't have anything? What can I say to you? I certainly cannot praise you. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't you have homes in which to eat and drink? Do you despise God's church and embarrass people who don't have anything to eat? What can I say to you? Should I praise you? I won't praise you for this. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or would you rather despise the church of God and put to shame the people who are in need? What do you expect me to say to you about this? Shall I praise you? Of course I don't! <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> You have homes in which to eat and drink, don't you? Or do you despise God's church and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this! <a href="/net/1_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this! <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> What, do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's church, and put them to shame who do not have? What should I tell you? Should I praise you? In this I do not praise you. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> What? 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. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not! <a href="/web/1_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> why, do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise the Assembly of God, and shame those not having? What may I say to you? Will I praise you in this? I do not praise! <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> What! Have you no houses in which to eat and to drink? Or do you despise the church of God and put to shame those having nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you! <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise! <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For, have ye not houses for eating and drinking? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them not having? What should I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise not.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> What, have you not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God; and put them to shame that have not ? What shall I say to you? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do you not have houses, in which to eat and drink? Or do you have such contempt for the Church of God that you would confound those who do not have such contempt? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I am not praising you in this. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Do you not have houses in which you can eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and make those who have nothing feel ashamed? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I do not praise you. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What! Do you not have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I commend you? In this matter I do not commend you!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Why? Have you not houses to eat and drink in? or do you not respect the church of God, and want to shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, for this, I cannot praise you.# <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink or do you despise the Church of God and shame those who have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you!<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.<CM> <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For 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. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> What! have ye not houses to eat in and to drink? or despise ye the church of God, and make those ashamed who have none? What shall I say unto you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> what, have you no houses to eat and drink in? or have ye a contempt for the church of God, or is it to insult those who are in want? what shall I say to you? shall I commend such behaviour? I do not approve of it. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the assembly of God, and put to shame those who have them not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I praise you not. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/11-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2369" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Sharing in the Lord's Supper</a> …21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk. 22<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">Don’t</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echete (V-PIA-2P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">you have</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">your own</a> <a href="/greek/3614.htm" title="3614: oikias (N-AFP) -- From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.">homes</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">which</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: esthiein (V-PNA) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: pinein (V-PNA) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">drink?</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">Or</a> <a href="/greek/2706.htm" title="2706: kataphroneite (V-PIA-2P) -- To despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard. From kata and phroneo; to think against, i.e. Disesteem.">do you despise</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1577.htm" title="1577: ekklēsias (N-GFS) -- From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.">church</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2617.htm" title="2617: kataischynete (V-PIA-2P) -- From kata and aischunomai; to shame down, i.e. Disgrace or put to the blush.">humiliate</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">nothing?</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">What</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipō (V-ASA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">can I say</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you?</a> <a href="/greek/1867.htm" title="1867: epainesō (V-ASA-1S) -- To praise, commend, applaud. From epi and aineo; to applaud.">Shall I praise</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">for</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this?</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">No,</a> <a href="/greek/1867.htm" title="1867: epainō (V-PIA-1S) -- To praise, commend, applaud. From epi and aineo; to applaud.">I will not!</a> 23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6-7</a> But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? / Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called? <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a> “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands. <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a> “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. <a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a> And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12-14</a> Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a> With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, <a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Romans 14:17</a> For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. <a href="/galatians/2-10.htm">Galatians 2:10</a> They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. <a href="/philippians/2-4.htm">Philippians 2:4</a> Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. <a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a> And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? <a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm">Proverbs 22:9</a> A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a> “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7</a> He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>What? have you not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise you 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.have.<a href="/1_corinthians/11-34.htm">1 Corinthians 11:34</a> And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.or.<a href="/1_corinthians/10-32.htm">1 Corinthians 10:32</a> Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:<a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9</a> For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.<a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a> Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.that have not.<a href="/proverbs/17-5.htm">Proverbs 17:5</a> Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.<a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5,6</a> Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-18.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-18.htm">Church</a> <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-19.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-11.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Meals</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-16.htm">Point</a> <a href="/romans/15-26.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-4.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-19.htm">Show</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-14.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">Church</a> <a href="/galatians/4-14.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-11.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-25.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-24.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-12.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-13.htm">Meals</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-31.htm">Point</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-3.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-24.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-26.htm">Show</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-1.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 11</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-1.htm">He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,</a> 4. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">their men prayed with their heads covered,</a> 6. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">and women with their heads uncovered;</a> 17. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse;</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper.</a> 25. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-25.htm">Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase addresses the issue of the Corinthian believers misusing the Lord's Supper. In the early church, the Lord's Supper was often part of a larger communal meal, known as the "love feast." Paul is reprimanding those who were treating this sacred gathering as a common meal, indulging in food and drink without regard for others. The rhetorical question implies that such behavior is inappropriate for a church setting, emphasizing the need for reverence and unity. The home is suggested as the proper place for satisfying personal hunger and thirst, not the communal gathering meant for worship and remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? Here, Paul highlights the social divisions within the Corinthian church. The wealthier members were eating and drinking excessively, while the poorer members were left with nothing. This behavior not only disrespects the church as a sacred institution but also humiliates those who are less fortunate. The church is meant to be a place of equality and love, reflecting the body of Christ where all members are valued. This phrase underscores the importance of unity and care for one another, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/james/2.htm">James 2:1-9</a>, which warns against showing favoritism.What can I say to you? Paul's rhetorical question expresses his frustration and disappointment with the Corinthians' behavior. It indicates that their actions are indefensible and contrary to the teachings of Christ. This phrase serves as a pause for reflection, urging the Corinthians to consider the gravity of their actions and the need for repentance. It echoes the tone of a fatherly rebuke, aiming to correct and guide the church back to proper conduct.Shall I praise you for this? This question further emphasizes Paul's disapproval. Praise is reserved for actions that align with Christian values and the teachings of Jesus. By questioning whether he should commend them, Paul highlights the stark contrast between their behavior and what is expected of believers. This phrase serves as a call to self-examination, encouraging the Corinthians to assess their actions in light of their faith.No, I will not! Paul's firm response leaves no room for ambiguity. His refusal to praise the Corinthians underscores the seriousness of their misconduct. This definitive statement serves as a corrective measure, aiming to realign the church with the principles of love, unity, and respect that are central to the Christian faith. It reflects the apostolic authority Paul holds and his commitment to maintaining the integrity of the church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter, addressing the Corinthian church with authority and pastoral concern. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse and often divided congregation in the city of Corinth. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_supper.htm">The Lord's Supper</a> The event being discussed, where the Corinthians were misusing the communal meal meant to commemorate Jesus' sacrifice. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor_in_the_church.htm">The Poor in the Church</a> Those who were being humiliated and marginalized during the communal meals. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_of_god.htm">The Church of God</a> The broader community of believers, which Paul emphasizes should be respected and honored.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_the_church_community.htm">Respect for the Church Community</a> Paul emphasizes the importance of honoring the church as the body of Christ. Believers should ensure their actions within the church reflect respect and love for all members. <a href="/topical/e/equality_and_unity_in_christ.htm">Equality and Unity in Christ</a> The misuse of the Lord's Supper in Corinth highlights the need for equality and unity among believers. The church should be a place where social and economic barriers are broken down. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a> Paul’s rebuke calls for self-examination. Believers should regularly assess their attitudes and actions towards others in the church, repenting where necessary. <a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_generosity.htm">Hospitality and Generosity</a> The call to eat and drink at home if necessary suggests that the church gathering should focus on community and sharing. Believers are encouraged to practice hospitality and generosity, especially towards those in need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 11</a> <a href="/q/how_to_find_a_good_local_church.htm">How can I locate a reputable local church?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_church_governance.htm">What does the Bible say about church governance?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_unite_through_love_and_peace.htm">Why consider angels in 1 Corinthians 11:10?</a> <a href="/q/who_oversees_communion.htm">Who oversees the Lord's Supper (Communion)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) What? have ye not houses . . .?--Better, Surely it is not that you have no houses to eat and drink in? This cannot be the explanation of their conduct, for they have houses in which they can enjoy their proper meals. Hunger and thirst, which can be satisfied at home, therefore, cannot be the explanation of their conduct at the charity-feasts. The only other alternative explanation, therefore, is that they despise an assembly which is the Church of God; and they put to shame those poor members, who, no doubt, were the majority, who have not houses in which to eat and drink, and have come together in this common assembly of Christians to share in the food which the wealthier members ought to contribute.The shame which a poor man will feel when the rich come to these feasts bringing supplies for their own private use, and not for general distribution, will arise both from the striking contrast which will come out all the more vividly from his poverty being brought into such direct contact with the wealth of the rich, and from the evident dislike of the rich to partake of a common meal with the poor. Thus those assemblies will, through the misconduct of the wealthier Christians, have precisely the opposite result from that which they were intended to accomplish. It will be an assembly in one place, but not to partake of one supper--even that which is dedicated to the Lord. The Apostle asks indignantly whether such conduct can be included in the catalogue (see <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Now in this that I declare to you I praise you not, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.">1Corinthians 11:17</a>) of those things for which he can praise them, and then in the following verses shows how such conduct cannot be worthy of praise, inasmuch as it is entirely at variance with the solemn and sacred circumstances in which the Lord's Supper originated.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - To eat and to drink in. The object of the agape was something higher than the mere gratification of appetite. Though not a sacrament, it was an accompaniment of the Lord's Supper, and was itself intended to be a symbolical and sacred meal. Despise ye the Church of God! The congregation of your fellow Christians. Shame; rather, disgrace, or put to shame. Them that have not. It would be natural to supply "houses." But the commentators found it difficult to suppose that any of the Corinthians had not "houses to eat and to drink in." Hence most commentators give to the phrase its classic sense, in which "those who have" means the rich, and "those who have not," the poor. They seem, however, to have forgotten that slaves at any rate could hardly be said to have "houses of their own," and it is certain that not a few of the Corinthian Christians were slaves. I praise you not. As in ver. 17, this is an instance of what is called litotes, a mild expression, suggesting a meaning much stronger than the words themselves. For. He is about to give his reason for thus strongly blaming their irregularities. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/11-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Don’t γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. you have ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. [your own] μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. homes οἰκίας (oikias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3614.htm">Strong's 3614: </a> From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. which τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. to eat ἐσθίειν (esthiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. drink? πίνειν (pinein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. do you despise καταφρονεῖτε (kataphroneite) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> To despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard. From kata and phroneo; to think against, i.e. Disesteem. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1577.htm">Strong's 1577: </a> From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. humiliate καταισχύνετε (kataischynete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> From kata and aischunomai; to shame down, i.e. Disgrace or put to the blush. those who τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. have ἔχοντας (echontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. nothing? μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. What τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. can I say εἴπω (eipō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to you? ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Shall I praise ἐπαινέσω (epainesō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1867.htm">Strong's 1867: </a> To praise, commend, applaud. From epi and aineo; to applaud. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. for ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. this? τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. Of course not! ἐπαινῶ (epainō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1867.htm">Strong's 1867: </a> To praise, commend, applaud. 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