1 Corinthians 11:22
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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καταισχύνω
put to shame
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καταισχύνω
To put to shame, to dishonour. Kataischuno. Hope does not put us to shame. Every hope placed in God will ultimately be fulfilled. He never lets faith end in humiliation.
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οὗτος
this?
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἔχω
having?
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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οἰκία
houses
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οἰκία
A house, a household, a family dwelling. In My Father's house are many rooms. Your eternal home is being prepared by Jesus Himself right now.
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ἐσθίω
to eat
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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πίνω
to drink?
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
shall I say
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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καταφρονέω
do you despise
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καταφρονέω
to think against, i.e. disesteem
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ἐπαινέω
I praise you!
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ἐπαινέω
to applaud
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