1 Corinthians 11:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
  • 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
  • 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him? 6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
  • 1 Cor 11:17 : 17 But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

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  • 1 Cor 11:20-21
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    20 But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord:

    21 For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

  • 1 Cor 11:17
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    17 But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.

  • 1 Cor 11:32-34
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    32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

    33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

    34 If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.

  • 1 Cor 11:26-30
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    26 For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.

    27 If, then, anyone takes the bread or the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit, he will be responsible for the body and blood of the Lord.

    28 But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

    29 For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.

    30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

  • 1 Cor 5:10-12
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    10 But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

    11 But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

    12 For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

  • Rom 14:3
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    3 Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

  • 1 Cor 11:23
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    23 For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,

  • Zech 7:6
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    6 And when you are feasting and drinking, are you not doing it only for yourselves?

  • 1 Cor 9:4
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    4 Have we no right to take food and drink?

  • Luke 10:7-8
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    7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

    8 And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

  • 2 Cor 11:7-8
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    7 Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

    8 I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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    2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • 1 Cor 10:30-32
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    30 But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

    31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

    32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

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    15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

    16 The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ?

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

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    27 If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.

  • 1 Cor 4:7
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    7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

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    15 Do you not see that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? how then may I take what is a part of the body of Christ and make it a part of the body of a loose woman? such a thing may not be.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

  • 1 Cor 10:21-22
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    21 It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

    22 Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

  • 1 Cor 10:7
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    7 Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20 You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.

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    11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

  • 1 Cor 8:8
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    8 But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

  • Rom 14:21
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    21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11 So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14 And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

  • 1 Cor 10:18
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    18 See Israel after the flesh: do not those who take as food the offerings of the altar take a part in the altar?

  • Acts 11:3
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    3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

  • Jer 16:8
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    8 And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.

  • 1 Cor 6:5
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    5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

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    13 Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

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    10 For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

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    17 For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.