1 Corinthians 11:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 11:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 11:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV 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 sha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 11:22 — 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. have not: or, are poor?”
— 1 Corinthians 11:22 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 11:22 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 11:22
“For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. God...: Heb. Let king Adonijah live”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:22: eat, drink, god
“And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:22: eat, god, say
“There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. were...: Heb. they feared a fear”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:22: eat, despise, god
“They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:22: eat, god, shame
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:22: eat, drink, god
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