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1 Corinthians 11:20

1 Corinthians 11:20
When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For in eating,.... Not at the Lord's table, but at tables spread for them in the place of divine worship, where everyone brought his own food, under a pretence that others, particularly the poor,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

When ye come together therefore ... - When you are assembled as a church, compare Heb 10:25, and see the note on Act 2:1. Christians were constantly in the habit of assembling for public worship. It…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

This is not to eat the Lord's Supper - They did not come together to eat the Lord's Supper exclusively, which they should have done, and not have made it a part of an ordinary meal.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 11:17-22

In this passage the apostle sharply rebukes them for much greater disorders than the former, in their partaking of the Lord's supper, which was commonly done in the first ages, as the ancients tell…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

into one place Literally, to (or at) the same place. See Act 1:15; Act 2:1; Act 3:1, and ch. 1Co 7:5 of this Epistle. It is the only phrase which we find applied to the placeof the Christian assembly.…