1 Corinthians 11:20-21
What is written? (ESV)
When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk.
What does it say?
When they assembled, what they ate was not the Lord’s Supper. Each person went ahead with his own meal, so one person went hungry while another became drunk.
What is its immediate context?
Paul in his letter to the church in Corinth gives many admonitions and instruction about their worship practice. In this case, he’s admonishing about the divisions created in their inappropriate Lord’s Supper practices.
How 1 Corinthians 11:20-21 is applied across Bible answers
Does it matter where we worship God?
Regarding partaking of the Lord's Supper, they were to "come together at the same place."
What does worship to God look like?
While an admonition, it demonstrates one thing the church did during "coming together" (worship) - partaking of the Lord's Supper. Paul's admonition is also a practical example and manifestation of Jesus' declaration that true worship would be in spirit (not for carnal reasons) and truth.
