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.
• New International Version (NIV)But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
• 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.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:31

29For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. 30That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. 32Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world. 33So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other.

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 11:28That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.
• Psalms 32:3When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have heard Israel saying, ‘You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.
• Luke 15:18I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
• 1 John 1:9But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
• Revelation 2:5Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements 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