(15) For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
(15) To celebrate the Lord's supper correctly, it is required that there is not only consent of doctrine, but also of affections, so that it is not profaned.
Verse 18. _THERE BE DIVISIONS AMONG YOU_] They had σχισματα, _schisms_, among them: the old parties were kept up, even in the place where they assembled to eat the _Lord's Supper_. The Paulians, the K...
FOR FIRST OF ALL - That is, I mention as the first thing to be reproved. WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH - When you come together in a religious assembly; when you convene for public worship. The...
II. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHAPTER S 11-14 1. Headship, and the Position of Woman. The Lord's Supper. CHAPTER 11. _ 1. The Headship of Christ and of the Man; Position of Woman. (1 Corinthi...
1 Corinthians 11:7. THE DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Paul feels that in one respect he must restrict his praise. Their meetings damage rather than profit them. He cannot help believing part of wh...
THE LIMITS OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM (1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1 Corinthians 11:1) 11:1 All things are allowed to me, but all things are not good for me. All things are allowed, but all things do not buil...
When I give you this instruction, I am not praising you, because when you meet together it is actually doing you more harm than good. Firstly, I hear that when you meet together in assembly, there are...
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...
_For first of all_ Either (1) we must take this to apply to this and the next verse, find the second cause of blame to commence with 1 Corinthians 11:20, or (2) we must regard it as applying to the wh...
Disorders at the Lord's Supper 17. _Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not_ St Paul was able to praise the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 11:2) for their attention to the injunctions he had...
DISORDERS AT THE LORD’S SUPPER...
ΠΡΩ͂ΤΟΝ ΜῈΝ ΓΆΡ. Either (1) we must take this to apply to this and the next verse, and the second cause of blame to commence with 1 Corinthians 11:20, or (2) we must regard it as applying to the whole...
_THE LORD'S SUPPER MADE INTO A COMMON MEAL 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-22:_ The main thing in the Christian life is to keep our focus on the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. This is accomplished through the L...
ΠΡΏΤΟΝ ΜΈΝ (G4412; G3303 прежде всего, во-первых. Не сопровождается обычно присутствующим "во-вторых" разве что мы будем рассматривать в таком значении вторую половину ст. 34 (Bruce), ΣΥΝΕΡΧΟΜΈΝΩΝ _p...
FOR FIRST OF ALL, &C.— To understand this, we must observe, _first,_ that they had meetings sometimes on purpose only for eating the Lord's supper, 1 Corinthians 11:33. _Secondly,_ That to those meeti...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Oneness, a Requirement for Godly Worship (1 Corinthians 11:17-34) 17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for...
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. FIRST OF ALL. Instead of secondly, follows "therefore," . The "divisions" ...
32 It has been customary, in the study of "dispensational" truth, to divide the human race into "the Jew, the Gentile, and the church of God", and base the division on this passage. It is well, howeve...
IN THE CHURCH] i.e. as always in the NT., not the building, but the assembly; RM 'in congregation.' DIVISIONS] or, 'schisms,' lit. 'splits.' They split up at their meeting into different sets....
PARAPHRASE. 'I wrote of praising you for keeping my ordinances, but I cannot praise you with regard to your Church meetings, which, as now conducted, do you more harm than good. (18) First I hear of t...
DISORDERS IN WORSHIP _2-16. (c) The Veiling of Women in Church_ 2. Now I praise you] This v. introduces the two following sections. The Apostle begins by praising them, perhaps echoing words from the...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 V1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. PROBLEMS ABOUT *WORSHIP 11:2-34 1. MEN AND WOMEN IN *WORSHIP 11:2-16 V2 I praise you because...
FOR FIRST OF ALL. — We in vain look for the “secondly,” which, in a perfectly systematic treatise, should follow this “first.” Some writers maintain that 1 Corinthians 11:18 form the first point, and...
CHAPTER 16 THE VEIL AT this point of the Epistle Paul passes from the topics regarding which the Corinthians had requested him to inform them, to make some remarks on the manner in which, as he had h...
§ 37. THE CHURCH MEETING FOR THE WORSE. The Cor [1665] Church had written self-complacently, expecting the Apostle's commendation upon its report (1 Corinthians 11:2). In reply P. has just pointed out...
The severe reproach, εἰς τὸ ἧσσον συνέρχεσθε, is justified by 1 Corinthians 11:18-22, which lead round to the intended παραγγελία. πρῶτον μὲν requires an ἔπειτα δέ, that is not forthcoming (_cf._ Roma...
UNITY AND ORDER IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 1 Corinthians 11:11 The _power_ on a woman's head in 1 Corinthians 11:10 probably refers to the veil or covering which the Grecian woman assumed at marriage as the...
Another Corinthian question concerned the position of woman and her true attitude in the exercise of divinely bestowed gifts. He declared that woman's true position is subservience to man. The nature...
Problems In Coming Together Paul thought the very act of Christians coming together should encourage unity and spiritual development. Paul said the Corinthians were failing in that and reprimanded the...
“For first of all, when ye come together in the Church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 19. For there must even be sects among you, that they which are approved may...
VIII. DISORDERS IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. 11:17-34. The disorder which Paul has just described and combated was a small matter in comparison with that to which he now passes. The style...
1 Corinthians 11:12-19 . The idea of the whole passage is this: The denial of the resurrection of the dead draws with it that of Christ's resurrection, and thereby gives the lie to the apostolic test...
(17) Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. (18) For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
18._When ye come together in the Church, I hear there are divisions _Some take the words _divisions _and _heresies_, as referring to that disorder ( ἀταξίαν) of which he speaks soon afterwards. I cons...
Observe here the way in which the apostle grounded his replies with regard to details on the highest and fundamental principles. This is the manner of Christianity (compare Titus 2:10-14). He introduc...
FOR FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH,.... The place where the church met together to perform divine service, called "one place". 1 Corinthians 11:20 and is distinguished from their ow...
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. Ver. 18. _There be divisions_] Gr. σχισματα, schisms, rents, yea, and that ab...
_Now in this that I_ am about to _declare unto you, I praise you not_ I cannot commend some, as I have done others, (1 Corinthians 11:2,) for other things; _that ye come together_ Frequently, and even...
COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH; meet as a church, to worship God and celebrate the Lord's supper....
FOR, FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH, I HEAR THAT THERE BE DIVISIONS AMONG YOU; AND I PARTLY BELIEVE IT....
Unseemly behavior in public worship:...
Chapter s 11 to 14 no longer consider the question of testimony or conduct as before the world, but rather the conduct, order, unity that is becoming in the Assembly, the body of Christ. Yet this is i...
DIVISIONS: Or, schisms...
FOR FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH,. HEAR THAT DIVISIONS EXIST AMONG YOU; AND. PARTLY BELIEVE IT. 'first of all' -'in the first place' (NASV) 'Paul did not follow up his form "firs...
17-22 The apostle rebukes the disorders in their partaking of the Lord's supper. The ordinances of Christ, if they do not make us better, will be apt to make us worse. If the use of them does not men...
IN THE CHURCH, here, must signify the religious assembly; for at this time there were no temples built for Christians, but they met in private houses, as the iniquity of those times would bear: yet ot...
For first of all [Paul was not careful as to his divisions, and so his "secondly" is not clearly stated. Olshausen, Ewald, Winer and others think it begins at 1 Corinthians 11:20; and thus the apostle...
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics For he shows us that it was owing to the prospect of the greater evil that he readily believed the existence of the lighter ones; and so far indeed was he...
1 Corinthians 11:18 For G1063 G3303 all G4412 you G5216 together G4905 (G5740) as G1722 church G1577
APPROACH TO WORSHIP (11:2-14:40). We now move on to a section which deals with the Christian approach to worship in the light of the particular problems of the Corinthian church. Chapter 11 covers the...
CRITICISMS AND INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE LORD'S SUPPER IN CHURCH WORSHIP (11:17-33). But Paul's dissatisfaction goes beyond just the covering of the hair and lack of restraint while praying and...
'For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear (present - 'am hearing continually') that divisions exist (present infinitive - therefore 'are constantly coming up') among you, and I p...
The immediate object of this section is to denounce certain gross disorders in the celebration of this ordinance which had crept into the Corinthian church; but this gives occasion to so comprehensive...
1 Corinthians 11:18. FOR FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH _Gr._ ‘in church,' (‘to meeting,' as we might say), for there is next to no authority for the Greek article before “church,”...
FIRST OF ALL (πρωτον μεν). There is no antithesis (δευτερον δε, secondly, or επειτα δε, in the next place) expressed. This is the primary reason for Paul's condemnation and the only one given.WHEN...
1 Corinthians 11:18. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they whic...
The members of the church at Corinth abounded in gifts, and therefore they thought it meet for each one to speak to edification. They had no pastoral oversight whatever; acting, in this respect, like...
CONTENTS: Christian order and the Lord's supper. Meaning of the Lord's table. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The Lord's supper is a memorial of His finished atonement, a parable of His pr...
1 Corinthians 11:2. _Keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you._ The apostle mentions these twice to the Thessalonians, and nearly in the same words. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
IN THE FIRST PLACE. First was "opposing groups in your church meetings;" second was misuse of spiritual gifts (_chapter 12)._ OPPOSING GROUPS. This is the key to what he says about the Lord's Supper....
_Now … I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse._ UNPROFITABLE PUBLIC WORSHIP I. When do we come together, not for the better, but for the worse? This may be kno...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17 The Corinthians were using their gatherings around the Lord’s Table as occasions to make social distinctions between rich and poor. Paul is profoundly trouble...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior in worship....
CHAPTER 11 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER The Apostle proceeds to deal with the third point put before him, that of the veiling of women; for the Corinthians had asked of S. Paul whether or no women ought t...
_For first of all._.. _I hear that there be divisions among you._ Observe the word "Church," which shows that, in the time of S. Paul, there were places set apart for worship. For the early form of ch...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ NEW TOPIC: THE LORD’S SUPPER AND THE LOVE-FEASTS 1 Corinthians 11:17.—_Backward_ reference: _the directions just given_, and the general praise of 1 Corinthians 11:2, are not to be t...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 FOLLOWERS OF ME; rather, _imitators of me; _follow herein my example, as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too "pleased not himself," he sets for...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11. Paul here in the first verse said, Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). In the previous verse he spoke about h...
1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 5:1;...
In the church [ε ν ε κ κ λ η σ ι α]. See on Matthew 16:18. Not the church edifice, a meaning which the word never has in the New Testament, and which appears first in patristic writings. The marginal...
In the church — In the public assembly. I hear there are schisms among you; and I partly believe it — That is, I believe it of some of you. It is plain that by schisms is not meant any separation from...