1 Corinthians 11:34

1 Corinthians 11:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:34

32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world. 33Therefore, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, welcome one another. If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

1 Corinthians 11:34 word by word

εἴ τις πεινᾷ, ἐν οἴκῳ ἐσθιέτω, ἵνα μὴ εἰς κρίμα συνέρχησθε. τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ὡς ἂν ἔλθω διατάξομαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• hungerπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• let him eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• homeοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye comeσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• notμήmē · notG3361
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• condemnationκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• the restλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• will I set in orderδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• I comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:34

• 1 Corinthians 11:21For at the meal, each one eats his own supper. So one person is hungry while another gets drunk!
• 1 Corinthians 7:17Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk, but the power of those who are arrogant.
• 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34And if any man hunger - Let him not come to the house of God to eat an ordinary meal, let him eat at home - take that in his own house which is necessary for the support of his body before he comes to that sacred repast, where he should have the feeding of his soul alone in view. That ye come not together unto condemnation - That ye may avoid the curse that must fall on such worthless communicants as those above mentioned; and that ye may get that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34And if any man hunger … - The Lord‘s Supper is not a common feast; it is not designed as a place where a man may gratify his appetite. It is designed as a simple “commemoration,” and not as a “feast.” This remark was designed to correct their views of the supper, and to show them that it was to be distinguished from the ordinary idea of a feast or festival. That ye come not together unto condemnation - That the effect of your coming together for the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, of which he had the knowledge by revelation from Christ. As to the visible signs, these are the bread and wine. What is eaten is called bread, though at the same time it is said to be the body of the Lord, plainly showing that the apostle did not mean that the bread was changed into flesh. St. Matthew tells us, our Lord bid them all drink of the cup, ch. Mt 26:27, as if he would, by this expression…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34when I come: Paul was planning to visit soon (4:19; 16:5–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. if any ... hunger--so as not to be able to "tarry for others," let him take off the edge of his hunger at home [Alford] (1Co 11:22). the rest--"the other questions you asked me as to the due celebration of the Lord's Supper." Not other questions in general; for he does subsequently set in order other general questions in this Epistle.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings