1 Corinthians 11:2

PRAISE. Greek. _epaineo._ Elsewhere, verses: 1 Corinthians 11:17; 1 Corinthians 11:22.Luke 16:8 (commend). Romans 15:11 (laud). KEEP. hold fast. Greek. _katecho,_ as in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 10:23. ordin [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:3

WOULD. App-102. HAVE YOU. that you should. KNOW. App-132. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:1. In the rest of the verse are the Figures of speech _Anaphora_ and _Climax._ App-6. MAN. App-123. WOMAN. In this clause woman means wife, and man husband. Compare Ephesians 5:23. GOD. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:4

PRAYING. App-134. PROPHESYING. App-189. _ HIS_ HEAD COVERED. Literally (something) upon (App-104.) the head. DISHONOURETH. Greek. _kataischuno._ See Romans 5:5. HIS HEAD. i.e. Christ in Whom he has access to God with unveiled face (2 Corinthians 3:18).... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:5

UNCOVERED. unveiled. Greek. _akatakaluptos._ Only here and 1 Corinthians 11:13. EVEN ALL, &C. = one and the same with. shaven (one). If she discards the covering which is the symbol of her position, she may as well discard that which nature has given. SHAVEN. Greek. _xurao._ See Acts 21:24.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:6

IF. App-118. NOT. App-105. COVERED. Greek. _katakaluptomai._ Only here and 1 Corinthians 11:7. ALSO BE SHORN. be shorn also. SHORN. See Acts 8:32.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:10

FOR THIS CAUSE. On account of (as above) this. POWER. authority (App-172.), i.e. the sign of authority,. veil, which betokened subjection to her husband. Compare Genesis 24:65. ON. App-104. BECAUSE OF. on account of, as above. THE ANGELS. Compare Genesis 6:2; 2 Peter 2:4.Jude 1:6. Cannot refer t... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:13

JUDGE. App-122. Figure of speech _Anacoenosis_. App-6. IS IT COMELY. is it becoming. Greek. _prepei._ Elsewhere, Matthew 3:15.Ephesians 5:3; 1 Timothy 2:10; Titus 2:1.Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 7:26.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:14

NOT EVEN. Greek. _oude._ IF. App-118. HAVE LONG HAIR. let the hair grow. Greek. _komao._ Only here and 1 Corinthians 11:15. SHAME. Greek. _atimia._ See Romans 1:26.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:16

ANY MAN. any one. App-123. CONTENTIOUS. fond of strife. Greek. _philoneikos._ Only here. CUSTOM. See John 18:39. NEITHER. Greek. _oude._ CHURCHES. App-186.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:17

IN THIS, &C. = declaring this. Greek. _parangello._ See Acts 1:4. COME TOGETHER. Greek. _sunerchomai._ This was. voluntary assembling, not the authoritative "being gathered to His name" of Matthew 18:20. FOR. unto. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:18

THE. All the texts omit. "In church" means "in assembly". No buildings were set apart for Christian worship so early as this. BE. Greek. _huparcho._ See Luke 9:48. DIVISIONS. Greek. _schisma._ See 1 Corinthians 1:10. AMONG. App-104. PARTLY BELIEVE IT. believe some part (of it), or believe it of... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:19

ALSO HERESIES. heresies also. HERESIES. sects. See Acts 5:17. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ APPROVED. Greek. _dokimos._ See Romans 14:18. BE MADE. become. This is the reason why divisions are permitted, but is no justification of them. Compare 1 John 2:19.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:20

INTO ONE PLACE. Greek. _epi to auto._ See Acts 2:1. These were the social meals of the early church, called love feasts (2 Peter 2:13.Jude 1:12; Jude 1:12), followed by the Lord's Supper. According to the Greek custom, each brought his own provisions, and while the rich fared sumptuously, the poor s... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:21

EVERY. each. TAKETH BEFORE. first taketh. Greek. _prolambano._ Only here, Mark 14:8; Galatians 1:6; Galatians 1:1. Thus the over-indulgence of some unfitted them for the ordinance.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:22

WHAT? HAVE YE NOT. For is it (Greek. _me,_ introducing the question) that ye have not (Greek. _ou)_. SHAME. Greek. _kataischuno._ Same as in 1 Corinthians 11:4. WHAT SHALL. SAY, &C. Figure of speech _Amphidiorthosis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:23

HAVE. Omit. OF. from. App-104. LORD. App-98. ALSO. DELIVERED. I delivered also. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:1. UNTO. to. JESUS. App-98. THE _ SAME_. in (Greek. _en)_ the. BETRAYED. Greek. _paradidomi._ Same as "delivered", 1 Corinthians 11:2. See John 19:30.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:24

GIVEN THANKS. Greek. _eucharisteo._ See Acts 27:35. TAKE, EAT. The texts omit. IS. See Matthew 26:26. BROKEN. The texts omit. FOR. on behalf of. App-104. IN. for. App-104. REMEMBRANCE OF ME. My memorial. Greek. _anamnesis._ Only here, 1 Corinthians 11:25.Luke 22:19; Hebrews 10:3.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:25

AFTER THE SAME MANNER. Likewise. ALSO _ HE TOOK_, &C. = He took the cup also. WHEN. after. App-104. THIS CUP, &C. Figure of speech _Metaphor,_ as in 1 Corinthians 11:24. App-6. If, as Rome maintains, the wine is transubstantiated into the blood of Christ, can the cup be so too? NEW. Greek. _kain... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:27

UNWORTHILY. Greek. _anaxios._ Only here and 1 Corinthians 11:29 (which see). GUILTY. Greek. _enochos,_ as Matthew 26:66 OF. in regard to. The Genitive of Relation. App-17.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:28

MAN. App-123. EXAMINE. test or try. Greek. _dokimazo._ Often translated prove, or approve. Compare 1 Corinthians 11:19 with 1 Corinthians 9:27. SO. i.e. after this self-testing.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:29

UNWORTHILY. The texts omit. In that case after "himself", read "since he does not discern", &c. DAMNATION. condemnation, or judgment. App-177. DISCERNING. App-122. THE LORD'S BODY. The texts read "the body". That is, he does not recognize the common membership of all the saints (1 Corinthians 10:... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:30

MANY. not. few, as Revised Version. SLEEP. App-171. This verse explains what the judgment of 1 Corinthians 11:29 was. Temporal suffering, and even death. Compare 1 Corinthians 5:5 and 1 John 5:16; 1 John 5:17.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:32

CHASTENED. Greek. _paideuo._ Compare Hebrews 12:6; Hebrews 12:7; Hebrews 12:10; Revelation 3:19. OF. by. App-104. CONDEMNED. App-122. WITH. App-104. WORLD. Greek. _kosmos._ App-129. This shows that the judgment of 1 Corinthians 11:29 is not eternal judgment. In verses: 1 Corinthians 11:31, the F... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Corinthians 11:34

AT HOME. in (Greek. _en)_ the house. UNTO. App-104. CONDEMNATION. Same as "damnation", 1 Corinthians 11:29. SET IN ORDER. Greek. _diatasso._ See Acts 7:44.... [ Continue Reading ]

Continues after advertising