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1 Corinthians 11:21 — King James Version← Study notes

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.


1 Corinthians 11:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 11:2116 words
GreekMeaning
ἕκαστοςhekastos
OneadjectiveG1538
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἴδιονidion
their ownadjectiveG2398
δεῖπνονdeipnon
suppernounG1173
προλαμβάνειprolambanei
takes firstverbG4301
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
φαγεῖνphagein
eatingverbG2068
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὃςhos
this onerelative pronounG3739
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
πεινᾷpeina
is hungryverbG3983
ὃςhos
that onerelative pronounG3739
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
μεθύειmethyei
is drunkenverbG3184
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 11:21

“For in your eating, each one takes before other his own supper,” says he, “and one is hungry, and another is drunken.” Do you perceive how he intimates that they were disgracing themselves rather? For that which is the Lord's, they make a private matter: so that themselves are the first to suffer indignity, depriving their own table of its greatest prerogative. How and in what manner? Because the Lord's Supper, i.e. the Master's, ought to be common. For the property of the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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