1 Corinthians 11:30

30 That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.

1 Corinthians 11:30 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 11:30

For this cause many are weak and sickly
Because of their unworthy participation of the Lord's supper, many in the Corinthian church were attended with bodily infirmities and diseases; either by way of fatherly chastisement and correction in such who were truly the Lord's people, though they had behaved unworthily; or by way of punishment to such who were not, and had sinned very grossly:

and many sleep;
that is, die a corporeal death, which is often in Scripture signified by sleep, and frequently used of the saints, and their death, and may intend and include some of them here; for though the Lord might resent so far their unworthy conduct and behaviour at his table, as to remove them out of this world by death, yet their souls may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

1 Corinthians 11:30 In-Context

28 But let a man examine himself, and, having done that, then let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

29 For any one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself, if he fails to estimate the body aright.

30 That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.

31 If, however, we estimated ourselves aright, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, chastisement follows, to save us from being condemned along with the world.