The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Discreditable irregularities at the Eucharist and the agapae. read more
1 Corinthians 11:18-19 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Special consideration of the Lord's Supper; uses of self judgment. And what is St. Paul's mood of mind now? "I declare unto you" (command you), and I praise you not, since I hear of "divisions" among you, and "I partly believe it." "Heresies [sects] must be among you," for in the present state of our nature there is no way to develop the good without the evil manifesting itself. The evil has its uses; the evil is not a cause but an occasion of good; the evil is overruled by the Holy... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18
First of all. The "second" rebuke is not clearly stated, but is no doubt meant to refer to the abuses in "speaking with the tongue." In the Church; rather, in congregation, or assembly. The reference is not to a particular building. The Lord's Supper was administered frequently (originally every day, Acts 2:46 ), and often in private houses. Divisions ; schisms ( 1 Corinthians 1:10 , 1 Corinthians 1:12 ). Here, however, he is referring to cliques and quarrels at the love... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18-19
Words of evil omen. In a good English dictionary, the term "schismatic" is thus explained: "One who separates from a Church from difference of opinion." The Bible makes no reference to an individual schismatic; nor does it apply the word "schism" to separation from the Church. "Heresy" is defined in the dictionary as "the taking and holding of an opinion contrary to the usual belief, especially in theology." Such, no doubt, is according to ecclesiastical usage; but the Scripture means by a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:19
There must be also heresies among you. It results from the inevitable decrees of the Divine providence. "It is impossible but that offences will come" ( Luke 17:11 ). Heresies. The word does not mean "erroneous opinions," but party factions. Originally the word only means "a choice," and is not used in a bad sense; but since the opinionativeness of men pushes "a choice" into a "party," and since it is the invariable tendency of a party to degenerate into a "faction," the word soon... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:18
For first of all - That is, I mention as the first thing to be reproved.When ye come together in the church - When you come together in a religious assembly; when you convene for public worship. The word “church” here does not mean, as it frequently does with us, a “building.” No instance of such a use of the word occurs in the New Testament; but it means when they came together as a Christian assembly; when they convened for the worship of God. These divisions took place then; and from some... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be - It is necessary (δεῖ dei); it is to he expected; there are reasons why there should be. What these reasons are he states in the close of the verse; compare Matthew 18:7; 2 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 2:2. The meaning is, not that divisions are inseparable from the nature of the Christian religion, not that it is the design and wish of the Author of Christianity that they should exist, and not that they are physically impossible, for then they could not be the subject of blame; but... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 11:17-19
1 Corinthians 11:17-19. Now in this that I am about to declare unto you, I praise you not I cannot commend some, as I have done others, (1 Corinthians 11:2,) for other things; that ye come together Frequently, and even on the most solemn occasions; not for the better So as to gain any spiritual advantage by the increase of your faith and other graces; but for the worse To the prejudice of your souls, by fomenting strifes and animosities, which produce factions. For first of all ... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
The Lord’s Supper (11:17-34)God’s purpose was that the Lord’s Supper should demonstrate and strengthen the unity of his people in one body (see 10:16-17), but the way the church in Corinth practised it, it produced the opposite effect. It caused Christians to break into opposing groups. The only advantage in this, Paul ironically points out, is that it enables a person to see how many good Christians there really are (17-19).The practice in those days was that when Christians met for the Lord’s... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17-22
Some hindrances to the right observance of the Lord's Supper. Holy institutions may become unholy by perversion. That which is bestowed upon us as a peculiar blessing may prove a very real curse by misuse. The ordinance of the Lord's Supper is for our spiritual help and joy, but we may "come together not for the better, but for the worse." This was so with many of the Corinthians. They had conjoined to the Lord's Supper the love feast. To this feast each brought his provision, the rich... read more