1 Corinthians 11:22What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~55 AD. The church meets in someone's house. Wealthy members arrive early, eat the good food, drink wine. Poor members arrive after work to find scraps. Paul is furious.
The emotion here: outraged at inequality disguised as worship
The original word
kataphronéō (καταφρονεῖτε) — to despise, look down on with contempt
Why it matters
Roman dinner parties had a two-tier system: good food for elites, cheap food for lower classes
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Corinthians 11:22
This isn't about potluck etiquette — it's about rich Christians literally starving poor Christians
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about church potluck manners, but Paul is addressing economic apartheid where wealthy Christians were literally letting poor believers go hungry during communion meals.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Corinthians 11:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Corinthians 11:22 comes from the book of 1 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include church unity, shame. Notable phrases: despise God's assembly; put them to shame.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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