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1 Corinthians 11:21

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1 Corinthians 11:21

21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 11:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

taketh

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

before

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

other

A different or additional person or thing; the remaining one of two or more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

supper

A meal or feast, commonly an evening meal; the passage identifies any named supper.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hungry

Lean; emaciated, as if reduced by hunger. Having a keen appetite; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

drunken

Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 21

  1. 2 Peter 2:13
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  2. Jude 1:12
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  3. 1 Corinthians 10:16–18
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  4. 1 Corinthians 11:23–25
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