King James Version
1 Corinthians 11:20 in the King James Version says “When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. this: or, ye cannot eat” — study this verse from 1 Corinthians chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. this: or, ye cannot eat”
1 Corinthians 11:20 · KJV
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. divisions: or, schisms
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. heresies: or, sects
When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. this: or, ye cannot eat
For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. have not: or, are poor?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“come together”
G4905to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or (specially), cohabit (conjugally)
“into”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“one place”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
This verse is found in the book of 1 Corinthians. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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