Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

22Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionIn the [following]ΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularinstructionsπαραγγέλλωνG3853Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756AdverbI have no praise to offerἐπαινῶG1867Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionyour gatheringsσυνέρχεσθεG4905Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐκG3756AdverbvvvἀλλὰG235ConjunctionvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulardo more harmἧσσονG2276Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativevvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularthan goodκρεῖσσονG2908Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 18

Original words

vvvγὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvμὲνG3303ConjunctionFirst of allπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeI hear thatἀκούωG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[when] youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralcome togetherσυνερχομένωνG4905Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine PluralasἐνG1722Prepositiona churchἐκκλησίᾳG1577Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthere areὑπάρχεινG5225Verb - Present Infinitive ActivedivisionsσχίσματαG4978Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralamongἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionin partμέροςG3313Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularI believeπιστεύωG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularitτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 19

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionindeedγὰρG1063Conjunctionthere mustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbeεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivedifferencesαἱρέσειςG139Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralamongἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltoἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvγένωνταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralshowφανεροὶG5318Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionwhichοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralare approvedδόκιμοιG1384Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 20

Original words

Now thenοὖνG3767Conjunction[when] youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralcome togetherΣυνερχομένωνG4905Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ἐπὶG1909Preposition. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singularit isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756Adverb[the] Lord’sκυριακὸνG2960Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularSupperδεῖπνονG1173Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 21

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionasἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularyou eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeeach [of you]ἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singulargoes ahead without sharingπρολαμβάνειG4301Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-ἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularmealδεῖπνονG1173Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionWhileμὲνG3303Conjunction[one]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularremains hungryπεινᾷG3983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction[another]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singulargets drunkμεθύειG3184Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally each one takes first his own meal.
Verse 22

Original words

Don’tγὰρG1063Conjunction. . .οὐκG3756Adverbyou haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[your own]μὴG3361AdverbhomesοἰκίαςG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionwhichτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularto eatἐσθίεινG2068Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπίνεινG4095Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveOrG2228Conjunctiondo you despiseκαταφρονεῖτεG2706Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhumiliateκαταισχύνετεG2617Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralhaveἔχονταςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralnothingμὴG3361AdverbWhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularcan I sayεἴπωG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralShall I praiseἐπαινέσωG1867Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralforἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularNoοὐκG3756AdverbI will notἐπαινῶG1867Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular

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