1 Corinthians 11:31

1 Corinthians 11:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:31

29For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. 32Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world. 33So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.

1 Corinthians 11:31 word by word

εἰ δὲ ἑαυτοὺς διεκρίνομεν, οὐκ ἂν ἐκρινόμεθα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• we would judgeδιακρίνωdiakrinō · to judge/doubtG1252
• ourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• we shouldκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·ἄνan · ifG302

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:31

• 1 Corinthians 11:28Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
• Jeremiah 31:18“I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the Lord my God.
• Luke 15:18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
• 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
• Revelation 2:5Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31If we would judge ourselves - If, having acted improperly, we condemn our conduct and humble ourselves, we shall not be judged, i.e. punished for the sin we have committed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31For if we would judge ourselves - If we would examine ourselves, 1 Corinthians 11:28; if we would exercise a strict scrutiny over our hearts and feelings, and conduct, and come to the Lord‘s Table with a proper spirit, we should escape the condemnation to which they are exposed who observe it in an improper manner. If we would exercise proper “severity” and “honesty” in determining our own character and fitness for the ordinance, we should not expose…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. 31Judging yourself, which means admitting your sins and repenting, prevents God's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. if we would judge ourselves--Most of the oldest manuscripts, read "But," not "For." Translate also literally "If we duly judged ourselves, we should not be (or not have been) judged," that is, we should escape (or have escaped) our present judgments. In order to duly judge or "discern [appreciate] the Lord's body," we need to "duly judge ourselves." A prescient warning against the dogma of priestly absolution after full confession, as the necessary…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:31

• Self-Examination

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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