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What, don`t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God`s assembly, and put them to shame who don`t have? What will I tell you? Will I praise you? In this I don`t praise you.

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Sacred Space, Not a Cafeteria

Commentators emphasize Paul's sharp distinction between the home and the church gathering. His question, "Have you not houses to eat and to drink in?" is a rebuke against using the sacred assembly for ordinary meals. Scholars like Calvin argue that even without the abuses, turning the church into a place for feasting is improper, as its purpose is for worship, prayer, and observing the sacraments.

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1 Corinthians

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

18th Century

Theologian

What? This whole verse is designed to convey the language of severe rebuke for their having so grossly perverted the design of the Lord's …

AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

What? Have ye not houses? (Μη γαρ οικιας ουκ εχετε; ) The double negative (μη--ουκ) in the single question is like the idiom in 9:…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

19th Century

Bishop

What? have ye not houses . . .?—It is better understood as, Surely it is not that you have no houses to eat and drink…

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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 1 Corinthians 11:18–22

19th Century

Preacher

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

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

The Christian common meal (agape feast) apparently followed the pattern of public sacred feasting among the Jews and Greeks. The food was brought t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

16th Century

Theologian

Do you not have houses? From this we see that the Apostle was utterly dissatisfied with this custom of feasting, even though the abuse for…

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John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Corinthians 11:22

17th Century

Pastor

What? have you not houses to eat and drink in ?
&c.] This shows that one taking his supper before another, was not i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Corinthians 11:17–22

17th Century

Minister

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…