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1 Corinthians 11:34

1 Corinthians 11:34
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.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And 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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 11:23-34

To rectify these gross corruptions and irregularities, the apostle sets the sacred institution here to view. This should be the rule in the reformation of all abuses.

I. He tells us how he came by the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

that ye come not together unto condemnation Rather, as margin, judgment. The same word is used here as in 1Co 11:11.

And the rest will I set in order when I come Great changes in the order of…