1 Corinthians 11:31

31 But if we judged ourselves, so were we not judged.

1 Corinthians 11:31 In-Context

29 For [the] eater and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body.
30 On this account many among you [are] weak and infirm, and a good many are fallen asleep.
31 But if we judged ourselves, so were we not judged.
32 But being judged, we are disciplined of [the] Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33 So that, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. 'Judged ourselves' is not the same in Greek as 'judged,' used later in this ver. and in ver. 32, but as 'distinguish the Lord's body,' ver. 29. But 'distinguish' does not imply the active exercise of judgment on our own state, nor a formal scrutiny. Here the force is, If I scrutinize and judge myself, I shall not come under an actual judgment from the Lord's hand. Judging oneself has this force in English, while the Lord's judgment is felt to be a positive result of judgment exercised towards us.
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