Apologetics Bible

1Corinthians 11:1

Greek

μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε, καθὼς κἀγὼ Χριστοῦ.

mimetai moy ginesthe, kathos kago Christoy.

KJV: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

AKJV: Be you followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

ASV: Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

YLT: Followers of me become ye, as I also am of Christ.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:2

Greek

Ἐπαινῶ δὲ ⸀ὑμᾶς ὅτι πάντα μου μέμνησθε καὶ καθὼς παρέδωκα ὑμῖν τὰς παραδόσεις κατέχετε.

Epaino de ymas oti panta moy memnesthe kai kathos paredoka ymin tas paradoseis katechete.

KJV: Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

AKJV: Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

ASV: Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

YLT: And I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and according as I did deliver to you, the deliverances ye keep,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:3

Greek

θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι ὅτι παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἡ κεφαλὴ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν, κεφαλὴ δὲ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ, κεφαλὴ δὲ ⸀τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ θεός.

thelo de ymas eidenai oti pantos andros e kephale o Christos estin, kephale de gynaikos o aner, kephale de toy Christoy o theos.

KJV: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

AKJV: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

ASV: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

YLT: and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:4

Greek

πᾶς ἀνὴρ προσευχόμενος ἢ προφητεύων κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχων καταισχύνει τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ·

pas aner proseychomenos e propheteyon kata kephales echon kataischynei ten kephalen aytoy·

KJV: Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

AKJV: Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

ASV: Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.

YLT: Every man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:5

Greek

πᾶσα δὲ γυνὴ προσευχομένη ἢ προφητεύουσα ἀκατακαλύπτῳ τῇ κεφαλῇ καταισχύνει τὴν κεφαλὴν ⸀αὐτῆς, ἓν γάρ ἐστιν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ τῇ ἐξυρημένῃ.

pasa de gyne proseychomene e propheteyoysa akatakalypto te kephale kataischynei ten kephalen aytes, en gar estin kai to ayto te exyremene.

KJV: But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

AKJV: But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

ASV: But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

YLT: and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:6

Greek

εἰ γὰρ οὐ κατακαλύπτεται γυνή, καὶ κειράσθω· εἰ δὲ αἰσχρὸν γυναικὶ τὸ κείρασθαι ἢ ξυρᾶσθαι, κατακαλυπτέσθω.

ei gar oy katakalyptetai gyne, kai keirastho· ei de aischron gynaiki to keirasthai e xyrasthai, katakalyptestho.

KJV: For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

AKJV: For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

ASV: For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

YLT: for if a woman is not covered--then let her be shorn, and if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven--let her be covered;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:7

Greek

ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν, εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· ⸀ἡ γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν.

aner men gar oyk opheilei katakalyptesthai ten kephalen, eikon kai doxa theoy yparchon· e gyne de doxa andros estin.

KJV: For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

AKJV: For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, for as much as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

ASV: For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

YLT: for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:8

Greek

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ἐκ γυναικός, ἀλλὰ γυνὴ ἐξ ἀνδρός·

oy gar estin aner ek gynaikos, alla gyne ex andros·

KJV: For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

AKJV: For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

ASV: For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

YLT: for a man is not of a woman, but a woman is of a man,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:9

Greek

καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἐκτίσθη ἀνὴρ διὰ τὴν γυναῖκα, ἀλλὰ γυνὴ διὰ τὸν ἄνδρα.

kai gar oyk ektisthe aner dia ten gynaika, alla gyne dia ton andra.

KJV: Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

AKJV: Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

ASV: for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

YLT: for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:10

Greek

διὰ τοῦτο ὀφείλει ἡ γυνὴ ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς διὰ τοὺς ἀγγέλους.

dia toyto opheilei e gyne exoysian echein epi tes kephales dia toys aggeloys.

KJV: For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

AKJV: For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

ASV: for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

YLT: because of this the woman ought to have a token of authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:11

Greek

πλὴν οὔτε ⸂γυνὴ χωρὶς ἀνδρὸς οὔτε ἀνὴρ χωρὶς γυναικὸς⸃ ἐν κυρίῳ·

plen oyte gyne choris andros oyte aner choris gynaikos en kyrio·

KJV: Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

AKJV: Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

ASV: Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

YLT: but neither is a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a man, in the Lord,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:12

Greek

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ γυνὴ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρός, οὕτως καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ διὰ τῆς γυναικός· τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ.

osper gar e gyne ek toy andros, oytos kai o aner dia tes gynaikos· ta de panta ek toy theoy.

KJV: For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

AKJV: For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

ASV: For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

YLT: for as the woman is of the man, so also the man is through the woman, and the all things are of God.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:13

Greek

ἐν ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς κρίνατε· πρέπον ἐστὶν γυναῖκα ἀκατακάλυπτον τῷ θεῷ προσεύχεσθαι;

en ymin aytois krinate· prepon estin gynaika akatakalypton to theo proseychesthai;

KJV: Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

AKJV: Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray to God uncovered?

ASV: Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?

YLT: In your own selves judge ye; is it seemly for a woman uncovered to pray to God?

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:14

Greek

⸀οὐδὲ ⸂ἡ φύσις αὐτὴ⸃ διδάσκει ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἀνὴρ μὲν ἐὰν κομᾷ, ἀτιμία αὐτῷ ἐστιν,

oyde e physis ayte didaskei ymas oti aner men ean koma, atimia ayto estin,

KJV: Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

AKJV: Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him?

ASV: Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

YLT: doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:15

Greek

γυνὴ δὲ ἐὰν κομᾷ, δόξα αὐτῇ ἐστιν; ὅτι ἡ κόμη ἀντὶ περιβολαίου ⸀δέδοται.

gyne de ean koma, doxa ayte estin; oti e kome anti peribolaioy dedotai.

KJV: But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

AKJV: But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

ASV: But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

YLT: and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:16

Greek

εἰ δέ τις δοκεῖ φιλόνεικος εἶναι, ἡμεῖς τοιαύτην συνήθειαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, οὐδὲ αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τοῦ θεοῦ.

ei de tis dokei philoneikos einai, emeis toiayten synetheian oyk echomen, oyde ai ekklesiai toy theoy.

KJV: But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

AKJV: But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

ASV: But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

YLT: and if any one doth think to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:17

Greek

Τοῦτο δὲ ⸂παραγγέλλων οὐκ ἐπαινῶ⸃ ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸ κρεῖσσον ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸ ἧσσον συνέρχεσθε.

Toyto de paraggellon oyk epaino oti oyk eis to kreisson alla eis to esson synerchesthe.

KJV: Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

AKJV: Now in this that I declare to you I praise you not, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

ASV: But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

YLT: And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:18

Greek

πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ συνερχομένων ὑμῶν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀκούω σχίσματα ἐν ὑμῖν ὑπάρχειν, καὶ μέρος τι πιστεύω.

proton men gar synerchomenon ymon en ekklesia akoyo schismata en ymin yparchein, kai meros ti pisteyo.

KJV: For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

AKJV: For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

ASV: For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

YLT: for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe it ,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:19

Greek

δεῖ γὰρ καὶ αἱρέσεις ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι, ἵνα ⸀καὶ οἱ δόκιμοι φανεροὶ γένωνται ἐν ὑμῖν.

dei gar kai aireseis en ymin einai, ina kai oi dokimoi phaneroi genontai en ymin.

KJV: For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

AKJV: For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

ASV: For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.

YLT: for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:20

Greek

συνερχομένων οὖν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ οὐκ ἔστιν κυριακὸν δεῖπνον φαγεῖν,

synerchomenon oyn ymon epi to ayto oyk estin kyriakon deipnon phagein,

KJV: When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

AKJV: When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

ASV: When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord’s supper:

YLT: ye, then, coming together at the same place--it is not to eat the Lord's supper;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:21

Greek

ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον δεῖπνον προλαμβάνει ἐν τῷ φαγεῖν, καὶ ὃς μὲν πεινᾷ, ὃς δὲ μεθύει.

ekastos gar to idion deipnon prolambanei en to phagein, kai os men peina, os de methyei.

KJV: For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

AKJV: For in eating every one takes before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

ASV: for in your eating each one taketh before other his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

YLT: for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:22

Greek

μὴ γὰρ οἰκίας οὐκ ἔχετε εἰς τὸ ἐσθίειν καὶ πίνειν; ἢ τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ θεοῦ καταφρονεῖτε, καὶ καταισχύνετε τοὺς μὴ ἔχοντας; τί ⸂εἴπω ὑμῖν⸃; ἐπαινέσω ὑμᾶς; ἐν τούτῳ οὐκ ἐπαινῶ.

me gar oikias oyk echete eis to esthiein kai pinein; e tes ekklesias toy theoy kataphroneite, kai kataischynete toys me echontas; ti eipo ymin; epaineso ymas; en toyto oyk epaino.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: What? have you not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise you 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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!

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:23

Greek

Ἐγὼ γὰρ παρέλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, ὃ καὶ παρέδωκα ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ᾗ ⸀παρεδίδετο ἔλαβεν ἄρτον

Ego gar parelabon apo toy kyrioy, o kai paredoka ymin, oti o kyrios Iesoys en te nykti e paredideto elaben arton

KJV: For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

AKJV: For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

ASV: For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

YLT: For I--I received from the Lord that which also I did deliver to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:24

Greek

καὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ ⸀εἶπεν· Τοῦτό μού ἐστιν τὸ σῶμα τὸ ὑπὲρ ⸀ὑμῶν· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.

kai eycharistesas eklasen kai eipen· Toyto moy estin to soma to yper ymon· toyto poieite eis ten emen anamnesin.

KJV: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

AKJV: And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

ASV: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

YLT: and having given thanks, he brake, and said, `Take ye, eat ye, this is my body, that for you is being broken; this do ye--to the remembrance of me.'

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:25

Greek

ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ ποτήριον μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι, λέγων· Τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐστὶν ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ αἵματι· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, ὁσάκις ⸀ἐὰν πίνητε, εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.

osaytos kai to poterion meta to deipnesai, legon· Toyto to poterion e kaine diatheke estin en to emo aimati· toyto poieite, osakis ean pinete, eis ten emen anamnesin.

KJV: After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

AKJV: After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do you, as oft as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

ASV: In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

YLT: In like manner also the cup after the supping, saying, `This cup is the new covenant in my blood; this do ye, as often as ye may drink it --to the remembrance of me;'

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:26

Greek

ὁσάκις γὰρ ⸀ἐὰν ἐσθίητε τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον καὶ τὸ ⸀ποτήριον πίνητε, τὸν θάνατον τοῦ κυρίου καταγγέλλετε, ἄχρι ⸀οὗ ἔλθῃ.

osakis gar ean esthiete ton arton toyton kai to poterion pinete, ton thanaton toy kyrioy kataggellete, achri oy elthe.

KJV: For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

AKJV: For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till he come.

ASV: For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord’s death till he come.

YLT: for as often as ye may eat this bread, and this cup may drink, the death of the Lord ye do shew forth--till he may come;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:27

Greek

Ὥστε ὃς ἂν ἐσθίῃ τὸν ⸀ἄρτον ἢ πίνῃ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦ κυρίου ⸀ἀναξίως, ἔνοχος ἔσται τοῦ σώματος καὶ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ κυρίου.

Oste os an esthie ton arton e pine to poterion toy kyrioy anaxios, enochos estai toy somatos kai toy aimatos toy kyrioy.

KJV: Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

AKJV: Why whoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

ASV: Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

YLT: so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:28

Greek

δοκιμαζέτω δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὕτως ἐκ τοῦ ἄρτου ἐσθιέτω καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ποτηρίου πινέτω·

dokimazeto de anthropos eayton, kai oytos ek toy artoy esthieto kai ek toy poterioy pineto·

KJV: But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

AKJV: But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

ASV: But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

YLT: and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:29

Greek

ὁ γὰρ ἐσθίων καὶ ⸀πίνων κρίμα ἑαυτῷ ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει μὴ διακρίνων τὸ ⸀σῶμα.

o gar esthion kai pinon krima eayto esthiei kai pinei me diakrinon to soma.

KJV: For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

AKJV: For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

ASV: For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

YLT: for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink--not discerning the body of the Lord.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:30

Greek

διὰ τοῦτο ἐν ὑμῖν πολλοὶ ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ἄρρωστοι καὶ κοιμῶνται ἱκανοί.

dia toyto en ymin polloi astheneis kai arrostoi kai koimontai ikanoi.

KJV: For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

AKJV: For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

ASV: For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

YLT: Because of this, among you many are weak and sickly, and sleep do many;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:31

Greek

εἰ ⸀δὲ ἑαυτοὺς διεκρίνομεν, οὐκ ἂν ἐκρινόμεθα·

ei de eaytoys diekrinomen, oyk an ekrinometha·

KJV: For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

AKJV: For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

ASV: But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.

YLT: for if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:32

Greek

κρινόμενοι δὲ ⸀ὑπὸ κυρίου παιδευόμεθα, ἵνα μὴ σὺν τῷ κόσμῳ κατακριθῶμεν.

krinomenoi de ypo kyrioy paideyometha, ina me syn to kosmo katakrithomen.

KJV: But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

AKJV: But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

ASV: But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

YLT: and being judged by the Lord, we are chastened, that with the world we may not be condemned;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:33

Greek

Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου, συνερχόμενοι εἰς τὸ φαγεῖν ἀλλήλους ἐκδέχεσθε.

Oste, adelphoi moy, synerchomenoi eis to phagein alleloys ekdechesthe.

KJV: Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

AKJV: Why, my brothers, when you come together to eat, tarry one for another.

ASV: Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another.

YLT: so then, my brethren, coming together to eat, for one another wait ye;

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Corinthians 11:34

Greek

⸀εἴ τις πεινᾷ, ἐν οἴκῳ ἐσθιέτω, ἵνα μὴ εἰς κρίμα συνέρχησθε. Τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ὡς ἂν ἔλθω διατάξομαι.

ei tis peina, en oiko esthieto, ina me eis krima synerchesthe. Ta de loipa os an eltho diataxomai.

KJV: And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

AKJV: And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that you come not together to condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

ASV: If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.

YLT: and if any one is hungry, at home let him eat, that to judgment ye may not come together; and the rest, whenever I may come, I shall arrange.

Exposition: 1Corinthians 11:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.