When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord`s supper.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

To eat the Lord's Supper (Κυριακον δειπνον φαγειν). Κυριακος, adjective from Κυριος, belonging to or pertaining to the Lord, is no…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

When you come together therefore, etc. When you are assembled as a church. Compare to Hebrews 10:25, and see the notes on Acts 2:1.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.—Better, There…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it. For there must be a…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“It is not the Lord’s Supper you eat” may be interpreted in two ways—either by supplying the word “it” as in NIV, or by taking the verb “is” to mea…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This is not to eat the Lord’s supper. He now reproves the abuse that had crept in among the Corinthians concerning the Lord’s Supper, spec…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

When ye come together therefore into one place
Though (epi to auto) does not signify so much the un…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle rebukes the disorders in their partaking of the Lord's Supper. The ordinances of Christ, if they do not make us better, are likely to m…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After rebuking the Corinthians for their error in covering—that is, because the women came to the sacred mysteries with their heads uncovered—the A…

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