1 Corinthians 11:21
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For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk.

in.

1 Corinthians 11:23-25 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, . . .

1 Corinthians 10:16-18 The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord? . . .

and one.

2 Peter 2:13 Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with you:

Jude 1:12 These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots:

Context
Sharing in the Lord's Supper
20When you come therefore together into one place, it is not now to eat the Lord's supper. 21For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk. 22What, have you no 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? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not.…
Cross References
John 2:10
And saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now.

1 Corinthians 11:20
When you come therefore together into one place, it is not now to eat the Lord's supper.

1 Corinthians 11:34
If any man be hungry, let him eat at home; that you come not together unto judgment. And the rest I will set in order, when I come.

2 Peter 2:13
Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with you:

Jude 1:12
These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots:

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

as
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you eat,
φαγεῖν (phagein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5315: A primary verb; to eat.

many [of you]
ἕκαστος (hekastos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

proceed with
προλαμβάνει (prolambanei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4301: From pro and lambano; to take in advance, i.e. eat before others have an opportunity; to anticipate, surprise.

[your]
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἴδιον (idion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

meal {to the exclusion of others}.
δεῖπνον (deipnon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1173: A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.

While
μὲν (men)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3303: A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.

[one]
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

remains hungry,
πεινᾷ (peina)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3983: To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.

[another]
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

gets drunk.
μεθύει (methyei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3184: To be intoxicated with wine, be drunk. From another form of methe; to drink to intoxication, i.e. Get drunk.


Additional Translations
For as you eat, many of you proceed with your own meal to the exclusion of others. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

For in eating, one takes first the own supper. And indeed this one is hungry, but that one is drunken.

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

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

For each one in eating takes his own supper before [others], and one is hungry and another drinks to excess.

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

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

for it is his own supper of which each of you is in a hurry to partake, and one eats like a hungry man, while another has already drunk to excess.

For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.

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