1 Corinthians 11 · Verse 33

1 Corinthians 11:33

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
1 Corinthians 11:33, King James Version

1 Corinthians 11:33 in other translations

BSBSo, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
WEBTherefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
ASVWherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another.
YLTso then, my brethren, coming together to eat, for one another wait ye;
DARBYSo that, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.
BBESo then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.
WebsterWherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

What does 1 Corinthians 11:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
33. tarry one for another--In contrast to 1Co 11:21. The expression is not, "Give a share to one another," for all the viands brought to the feast were common property, and, therefore, they should "tarry" till all were met to partake together of the common feast of fellowship [Theophylact].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. When ye come together to eat. Professedly to eat the Lord's Supper.

Tarry one for another. Do not be guilty of disorder, intemperance, and gluttony. 1Cor 11:21. Doddridge understands this of the feast that he supposes to have preceded the Lord's Supper. But the more obvious interpretation is, to refer it to the Lord's Supper itself; and to enjoin perfect order, respect, and sobriety. The idea is, that the table was common for the rich and the poor; and that the rich should claim no priority or precedence over the poor.

(*) "tarry" "wait"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 When ye come together to eat - The Lord's Supper, tarry one for another - do not eat and drink in parties as ye have done heretofore; and do not connect it with any other meal.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-34

The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, of which he had the knowledge by revelation from Christ. As to the visible signs, these are the bread and wine. What is eaten is called bread, though at the same time it is said to be the body of the Lord, plainly showing that the apostle did not mean that the bread was changed into flesh. St. Matthew tells us, our Lord bid them all drink of the cup, ch. Mt 26:27, as if he…

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1 Corinthians 11:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

Ὥστε,HōsteSo then,G5620
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrothersG80
μου,mouof mine,G3165
συνερχόμενοιsunerchomenoicoming togetherG4905
εἰςeisin orderG1519
τὸto<the>G3588
φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315
ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG240
ἐκδέχεσθε·ekdechesthedo wait for;G1551

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Corinthians 11:32

    But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:33

    Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:34

    And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

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1 Corinthians 11:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así, que, hermanos míos, cuando os juntáis á comer, esperaos unos á otros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi, mes frères, quand vous vous réunissez pour manger, attendez-vous l’un l’autre;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Daher, meine Brüder, wenn ihr zusammenkommet, um zu essen, so wartet aufeinander.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Itaque fratres mei, cum convenitis ad manducandum, invicem exspectate.