1 Corinthians 11:21

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

"For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken." - 1 Corinthians 11:21
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What does 1 Corinthians 11:21 mean?

1 Corinthians 11:21 (KJV) states, "For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul addresses the Corinthian church's behavior during the Lord's Supper, or…

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Unity at the Table: Reflecting Christ’s Love in Our Gatherings

In 1 Corinthians 11:21, we read, "For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken." At first glance, this verse may seem like a mere observation about a gathering gone awry, where some indulged while others left hungry…

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A Prayer for Unity and Respect at the Lord's Table

O Lord Almighty, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You with hearts full of reverence and gratitude for Your abundant grace and mercy in our lives. We gather as Your children, recognizing the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who laid down His life so that…

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1 Corinthians 11:21 - "For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken."
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1 Corinthians 11:8 - "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man."
1 Corinthians 11:1 - "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
1 Corinthians 11:11 - "Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord."
1 Corinthians 3:21 - "Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;"
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1 Corinthians 15:21 - "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
1 Corinthians 1:21 - "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."
2 Corinthians 11:21 - "I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also."
2 Corinthians 1:21 - "Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;"
1 Corinthians 11:30 - "For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep."
1 Corinthians 4:21 - "What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?"
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1 Corinthians 11:13 - "Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?"
1 Corinthians 7:21 - "Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather."
1 Corinthians 11:10 - "For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels."
1 Corinthians 11:20 - "When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper."
1 Corinthians 1:11 - "For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you."
1 Corinthians 11:32 - "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."
1 Corinthians 11:16 - "But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God."
1 Corinthians 8:11 - "And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?"
1 Corinthians 3:11 - "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
1 Corinthians 12:11 - "But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
1 Corinthians 11:12 - "For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God."