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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman have long hair ,.... And wears it, without cutting it, as men do: it is a glory to her ; it is comely and beautiful; it is agreeable to her sex, she looks like herself; it becomes and adorns her: for her hair is given her for a covering ; not instead of a covering for her head, or any other part of her body, so that she needs no other: we read indeed of the daughter of Nicodemus ben Gorion, that she was obliged to make use of her hair for a covering in such a sense ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:16

But if any man seem to be contentious ,.... That is, if anyone will not be satisfied with reasons given, for men's praying and prophesying with their heads uncovered, and women's praying and prophesying with their heads covered; but will go on to raise objections, and continue carping and cavilling, showing that they contend not for truth, but victory, can they but obtain it any way; for my part, as if the apostle should say, I shall not think it worth my while to continue the dispute any... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17

Now in this that I declare unto you ,.... The Syriac version reads, "this is what I command"; which some refer to what he had been discoursing of, adding to his arguments, and the examples of the church, his own orders and command, that men should worship God publicly, uncovered, and women covered; though it seems rather to respect what follows, what the apostle was about to declare unto them; concerning which he says, I praise you not ; as he did in 1 Corinthians 11:2 that they were... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18

For first of all, when ye come together in the church ,.... The place where the church met together to perform divine service, called "one place". 1 Corinthians 11:20 and is distinguished from their own "houses", 1 Corinthians 11:22 and the first thing he took notice of as worthy of dispraise and reproof, in their religious assemblies, were their animosities and factions: I hear that there be divisions among you : schisms and parties, either about their ministers, one being for Paul,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:19

For there must be also heresies among you .... This is a reason why he was ready to believe there might be something of truth in the report he had received of the divisions among them; for if there were heresies, false doctrines, and bad principles, among them, such as were subversive of the fundamentals of Christianity, as the denial of the resurrection of the dead, &c.; it was no wonder that there were schisms and factions among them, since heresies generally issue in them. These, the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:20

When ye come together therefore into one place ,.... Though επι το αυτο does not signify so much the unity of the place, as of the persons meeting together, and their conjunction; so the phrase is used by the Septuagint, in Deuteronomy 25:11 , yet it supposes a place where the church were wont to assemble for divine worship; this is not to eat the Lord's supper : their view in coming together was not so much to celebrate the supper of the Lord, as to partake of their own supper,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:21

For in eating ,.... Not at the Lord's table, but at tables spread for them in the place of divine worship, where everyone brought his own food, under a pretence that others, particularly the poor, should eat with him; but instead of that, he sat down and ate it himself, and would not stay till the rest came, to eat together: but everyone taketh before other his own supper ; that is, without tarrying till all came together, in order to eat a friendly meal with each other, to encourage and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:22

What? have ye not houses to eat and drink in ?.... This shows that one taking his supper before another, was not in their own houses, before they came to the place of divine worship, but in the house of God; and the apostle suggests, that if they must have their ante-suppers, and were disposed to eat and drink freely, before they partook of the Lord's supper, it was more decent and orderly, and less reflected upon the honour of religion and the ordinances of Christ, to eat and drink in their... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:23

For I have received of the Lord ,.... The apostle observes unto them the rule, use, and end of the Lord's supper; his view in it is, to correct the disorders among them, and to bring them to a strict regard to the rule which had such a divine authority stamped upon it; and to observe to them, that in that supper all equally ate and drank; and that the end of it was not a paschal commemoration, but a remembrance of Christ, and a declaration of his sufferings and death. The divine authority of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:24

And when he had given thanks ,.... So Luke 22:19 , but Matthew 26:26 and Mark 14:22 say "he blessed"; not the bread, but his Father; for to bless and give thanks is one and the same thing with the Jews; so we often read of their blessing for the fruits of the earth, for wine and bread; concerning which they have these rules F18 Misn. Beracot, c. 6. sect. 5, 6. , "he that blesseth for the wine, before food, frees the wine that is after food; he that blesseth for the dessert... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:24

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