Therefore when you come together it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper,
Parallel translations
- WEB When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.
- KJV When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
- BSB Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
- NKJV Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.
- NLT When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.
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Quick answer
When they gather in such a divided, selfish manner, it is not truly the Lord's Supper they eat. Their conduct empties the meal of its meaning.
Overview
Paul declares that their factious, gluttonous gatherings cannot rightly be called the Lord's Supper. The sacred meal that proclaims Christ's death and unites the body had been twisted into a display of self-indulgence and contempt. This sharp statement underscores that the Supper's meaning is bound to the love and unity it signifies.
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