1 Corinthians 11:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

What? Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Shall I praise you? I will certainly not praise you in this matter.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    What,{G3361} have ye{G2192} not{G3756} houses{G3614} to{G1519} eat{G2068} and{G2532} to drink in?{G4095} or{G2228} despise ye{G2706} the church{G1577} of God,{G2316} and{G2532} put them{G3588} to shame{G2617} that have{G2192} not?{G3361} What{G5101} shall I say{G2036} to you?{G5213} shall I praise{G1867} you?{G5209} In{G1722} this{G5129} I praise{G1867} you not.{G3756}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    What{G1063}? have ye{G2192}{(G5719)} not{G3378} houses{G3614} to eat{G2068}{(G5721)} and{G2532} to drink{G4095}{(G5721)} in{G1519}? or{G2228} despise ye{G2706}{(G5719)} the church{G1577} of God{G2316}, and{G2532} shame{G2617}{(G5719)} them that have{G2192}{(G5723)} not{G3361}? What{G5101} shall I say{G2036}{(G5632)} to you{G5213}? shall I praise{G1867}{(G5661)} you{G5209} in{G1722} this{G5129}? I praise{G1867}{(G5719)} you not{G3756}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Or els despyse ye the congregacion of god and shame them that have not? What shall I saye vnto you? shall I prayse you: In this prayse I you not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Or despyse ye ye cogregacion of God, and shame them that haue not? What shal I saye vnto you? Shal I prayse you? in this prayse I you not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Haue ye not houses to eate & to drinke in? despise ye the Church of God, and shame them that haue not? what shal I say to you? shall I prayse you in this? I prayse you not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Haue ye not houses to eate & to drynke in? Despise ye the Churche of God, and shame them that haue not? What shall I say vnto you, shall I prayse you in this, I prayse you not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you] not.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
  • 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
  • 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 But if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts?
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you.
  • 1 Cor 11:17 : 17 Now in this that I declare to you, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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