Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
32. chastened ] Cf. Psa 94:12; Pro 3:11-12; Heb 12:5-11.
that we should not be condemned with the world ] A clear proof that damnation is an incorrect translation in 1Co 11:29. ‘The world’ here is not the Divine order of things as established by God’s ordinance, as in ch. 1Co 3:22; St Joh 1:10, but as thrown into disorder by man’s sin. See St Joh 14:17; Joh 15:18; 1Jn 2:15-16, &c.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
But when we are judged – This is added, evidently, to console those who had been afflicted on account of their improper manner of observing the Lords Supper. The sense is, that though they were thus afflicted by God; though he had manifested his displeasure at the manner in which they had observed the ordinance, yet the divine judgment in the case was not inexorable. They were not regarded by God as wholly strangers to piety, and would not be lost forever. They should not be alarmed, therefore, as if there was no mercy for them; but they should rather regard their calamities as the chastening of the Lord on his own children, and as designed for their salvation.
We are chastened of the Lord – It is his act; and it is not vengeance and wrath; but it is to be regarded as the chastisement of a fathers hand, in order that we should not be condemned with the wicked. We are under the discipline ( paideuometha) of the Lord; we are dealt with as children, and are corrected as by the hand of a father; compare Heb 12:5-10, and 2Co 6:9. The design of Gods correcting his children is, that they should be reclaimed, and not destroyed.
That we should not be condemned with the world – It is implied here:
- That the world – those who were not Christians, would be condemned;
- That Paul regarded the Corinthians, whom he addressed, and who had even been guilty of this improper manner of observing the Lords Supper, and who had been punished for it as true Christians; and,
- That the purpose which God had in view in inflicting these judgments on them was, that they might be purified, and enlightened, and recovered from their errors, and saved. This is the design of God in the calamities and judgments which he brings on his own children – And so now, if he afflicts us, or leaves us to darkness, or follows the communion with the tokens of his displeasure, it is, that we may be recovered to a deeper sense of our need of him; to juster views of the ordinance; and to a more earnest wish to obtain his favor.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 32. But when we are judged] See note on 1Co 11:29.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Lest they be terrified at what he had said, and look upon their afflictions as indications of Gods displeasure against them to that degree, that he would not look any more upon them as his children; he tells them, that when Gods people are afflicted with the evils of this life, sickness, &c., God doth not deal with them so much as a Judge, as a Father, who chasteneth the child whom he loveth, and scourgeth whom he receiveth, Heb 12:6-8; and doth it for a good end, to prevent the eternal condemnation of the soul with the impenitent sinners of the world, giving us our hell in this life, that we may escape it in the life to come.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
32. chastened (Re3:19).
with the worldwho,being bastards, are without chastening (Heb12:8).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
But when we are judged,…. This is said by way of consolation to the saints, that when the hand of the Lord is upon them, and he is afflicting them, they should consider these things, not as the effects of his vindictive wrath and justice, as proper punishments for their sins, but as fatherly chastisements for their good:
we are chastened of the Lord; as children by a father, in love and kindness, in order to bring to a sense of sin, repentance for it, and acknowledgment of it, and behave the better for the future:
that we should not be condemned with the world; the world of ungodly men, the men of the world, carnal, worldly, and Christless sinners. There is a world, a multitude of them that will be condemned. So far has Christ been from dying for the redemption and salvation of every individual person in the world, that there is a world of men that will be righteously condemned at the last day. Now the present afflictions and chastisements of the saints are laid upon them, and blessed to them for their spiritual good, that they may not be condemned to the second death, to everlasting fire, to endless damnation, or be punished with everlasting destruction along with them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ye are chastened of the Lord ( ). On this sense of , from , child, to train a child (Ac 7:22), to discipline with words (2Ti 2:25), to chastise with scourges see on Lu 23:16 (Heb 12:7), and so by afflictions as here (Heb 12:6). H can be construed with instead of with .
With the world ( ). Along with the world. Afflictions are meant to separate us from the doom of the wicked world. Final use of here with (first aorist passive subjunctive).
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
When we are judged [] . Correct. The same word as the last. With this construe by the Lord; not with chastened. The antithesis to judging ourselves is thus preserved. So Rev., in margin.
Condemned [] . Signifying the final condemnatory judgment; but in ver. 29 the simple krima temporary judgment, is made equivalent to this. See note.
Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord.” (krinomenoi de hupo tou kuriou paideuometha) “But being judged by means of the Lord we are chastened.” Chastisement from God is designed to produce good fruit to replace bad fruit in the lives of God’s children, Heb 12:5-6; Heb 12:10-11.
2) “That we should not be condemned with the world.” (hina me sun to kosmo katarkrithomen) “in order that men might not be judged with the world.” The world’s judgement is hell and the works of the flesh, are to be burned, 1Jn 2:15-17; 1Co 3:12-15.
BETTER CHASTISEMENT
Thank God for the chastening presence of Christ. Better the eye of fire than the averted face. Better the sharp sword than His holding His peace as He did with Caiaphas and Herod.
– Alexander MacLaren
CHASTISEMENT
The whole of life and experience goes to show, that right or wrong doing, whether as to the physical or spiritual nature, is sure in the end to meet its appropriate reward or punishment. – Penalties may be delayed, but they are sure to come.
– H.W. Beecher
The object of punishment is three-fold: for just retribution; for the protection of society; for the reformation of the offender.
– Tryon Edwards
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
32. But when we are judged Here we have a consolation that is exceedingly necessary; for if any one in affliction thinks that God is angry with him, he will rather be discouraged than excited to repentance. Paul, accordingly, says, that God is angry with believers in such a way as not in the meantime to be forgetful of his mercy: nay more, that it is on this account particularly that he punishes them — that he may consult their welfare. It is an inestimable consolation (720) — that the punishments by which our sins are chastened are evidences, not of God’s anger for our destruction, but rather of his paternal love, and are at the same time of assistance towards our salvation, for God is angry with us as his sons, whom he will not leave to perish.
When he says — that we may not be condemned with the world, he intimates two things. The first is, that the children of this world, while they sleep on quietly and securely in their delights, (721) are fattened up, like hogs, for the day of slaughter (Jer 12:3.) For though the Lord sometimes invites the wicked, also, to repentance by his chastisements, yet he often passes them over as strangers, (722) and allows them to rush on with impunity, until they have filled up the measure of their final condemnation. (Gen 15:16.) This privilege, therefore, belongs to believers exclusively — that by punishments they are called back from destruction. The second thing is this — that chastisements are necessary remedies for believers, for otherwise they, too, would rush on to everlasting destruction, (723) were they not restrained by temporal punishment.
These considerations should lead us not merely to patience, so as to endure with equanimity the troubles that are assigned to us by God, but also to gratitude, that, giving thanks to God our Father, we may resign ourselves (724) to his discipline by a willing subjection. They are also useful to us in various ways; for they cause our afflictions to be salutary to us, while they train us up for mortification of the flesh, and a pious abasement — they accustom us to obedience to God — they convince us of our own weakness, they kindle up in our minds fervency in prayer — they exercise hope, so that at length whatever there is of bitterness in them is all swallowed up in spiritual joy.
(720) “ Y a-il plus grande consolation pour le Chrestien que ceste-ci ?” — “Is there a greater consolation for the Christian than this?”
(721) “ Sont tout asseurez, et ne se soucians du iugement de Dieu s’endorment en leurs plaisirs et voluptez;” — “Are quite confident, and not concerning themselves as to the judgment of God, sleep on in their pleasures and delights.”
(722) “ I1 aduient souuent qu’il les met en oubli comme estrangers;” — “It often happens that he overlooks them as strangers.”
(723) “ Ils tomberoyent aussi bien que les autres en ruine eternelle;” — “They would fall, as well as others, into everlasting destruction.”
(724) “ Voluntairement, A soustenir tel chastisement qu’il luy plaira nous enuoyer;” — “Willingly to bear such chastisement as he may be pleased to send upon us.”
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(32) But when we are judged.This verse explicitly declares that the condemnation following an unworthy partaking was not final condemnation, but temporal suffering to save them from being condemned with the heathen.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
32. We Christians.
Are judged chastened Those divine earthly judgments which are wrathful punishments upon the wicked are discipline, severe blessings, to the righteous.
Not be condemned The very purpose of these judgments to the Christian is mercy and salvation.
With the world A sad assumption, therefore, that the world of that period was lying in wickedness and sinking to death.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Co 11:32. We are chastened The word properly signifies to be corrected, as scholars are by their masters for their good. Some render the verse, But when we judge NOT ourselves, we are chastened by the Lord, &c.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Ver. 32. That we should not, &c. ] Ferre minora volo, ne graviora feram. I to bear the lesser punishments so that I will not bear the heavier ones.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
32. ] But now that we are judged, it is by the Lord (emph.) that we are being chastised (to bring us to repentance), that we may not be (eternally) condemned with the (unbelieving) world .
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
chastened. Greek. paideuo. Compare Heb 12:6, Heb 12:7, Heb 12:10. Rev 3:19.
of = by. App-104.
condemned. App-122.
with. App-104.
world. Greek. kosmos. App-129. This shows that the judgment of 1Co 11:29 is not eternal judgment. In verses: 1Co 11:31-32, the Figure of speech Paregmenon occurs again.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
32.] But now that we are judged, it is by the Lord (emph.) that we are being chastised (to bring us to repentance), that we may not be (eternally) condemned with the (unbelieving) world.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
1Co 11:32. , with the world) The worlds condemnation is therefore certain, being without chastisement.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
1Co 11:32
1Co 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.-When God judged and chastened them, as he did when they began to neglect their duties to him, he afflicted them to cause them to turn away from their ways, that they might be saved and not be condemned with the world that forgets God.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
world
kosmos = mankind. (See Scofield “Mat 4:8”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
we are: 1Co 11:30, Deu 8:5, Job 5:17, Job 5:18, Job 33:18-30, Job 34:31, Job 34:32, Psa 94:12, Psa 94:13, Psa 118:18, Pro 3:11, Pro 3:12, Isa 1:5, Jer 7:28, Zep 3:2, Heb 12:5-11
condemned: Rom 3:19, 1Jo 5:19
Reciprocal: 2Sa 7:14 – I will 2Sa 12:14 – the child 1Ki 13:24 – a lion 2Ch 19:2 – is wrath Job 10:2 – show me Job 33:19 – chastened Job 36:9 – he Psa 6:1 – rebuke Psa 73:5 – They are Psa 89:32 – General Psa 119:71 – good Psa 119:175 – and let thy Pro 23:14 – General Isa 27:9 – this therefore Isa 38:16 – General Jer 46:28 – correct 1Co 5:5 – that 1Co 11:29 – damnation 2Co 6:9 – as chastened 1Ti 1:20 – that 1Pe 4:6 – that they Rev 3:19 – many
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Co 11:32. In the days of miracles the judgment or punishment was administered directly by the Lord (verse 30). Today the correction has to be delivered by the church, and when it is done it is counted as coming from the Lord (chapter 5:3, 4; 2Co 2:10 2Co 7:11-12).
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
1Co 11:32. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. It is to prevent our being condemned with the unbelieving world that our Father lovingly chastens when we need it
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Observe, 1. The nature of those judgments, or afflictive evils, which do befall the children of God in this life: they are chastenings: we are chastened of the Lord. Chastenings belong properly to children who are wanton and ungovernable. To be chastened has a double aspect; first upon our privilege, it denotes our relation as children unto God our Father. Chastenings are a part of his children’s portion; yet in that we are chastened, it taxes us with weakness; we are foolish, wanton, and unruly children, and therefore so long as we are here, must always go with a rod at our backs.
Observe, 2. Christ, who was also a Son, was chastened; The chastisement of our peace was upon him. But his were judiciary chastisements: God did not chastise him as a child, but as an enemy, as a malefactor, in our stead; as we must have been chastened, who were enemies and malefactors. Our chastenings are fatherly; Christ’s judiciary.
Observe, 3. The merciful design of God in the chastenings of his children: it is to prevent their condemnation: We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. When therefore at any time we are under chastisement, in all we say or do, let us justify God and condemn ourselves, seeing his chastisements are designed to prevent our condemnation.
Fuente: Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. [If we examined and corrected ourselves, we would escape the correction of God; but, as it is, his judgments are visited upon us, so that we may not finally be condemned with the world (Psa 94:12; Heb 12:5-12). Verses 1Co 11:28 and 1Co 11:31 call for self-judgment, but there is no Biblical authority for the practice of those who take it upon themselves to judge as to the fitness of other professing Christians to commune (comp. Rom 14:4). Moreover, these verses, in giving the true rule of practice, expose the departure of the Romish Church, which calls for no self-examination, but makes confession and priestly absolution the preparation for communion.]
Fuente: McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries (New Testament)
32-34. He here states the utter futility of human judgment, hence the vanity of all attempts to evade the voice of Divine truth, at the same time the wisdom of humble acquiescence in the verdict of the Holy Ghost, as being judged by the Lord we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned along with the world in the great day. Oh! that the carnal millions in the popular churches would thus heed this warning; receive the needed discipline and be corrected thereby, repent and fly to God, and get ready for the Judgment Day! Writing all of these castigatory criticisms against them, he hopes for a great reform in his absence, assuring them that when he comes, he will not only correct all of these but others.
Fuente: William Godbey’s Commentary on the New Testament
We should regard God’s punishment of Christians as discipline (Gr. paideia, lit. child training; cf. Heb 12:5-11). The condemnation God intends this discipline to spare us from experiencing is not eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord that the unsaved world will suffer (Rom 8:1). It is premature death and the Lord’s disapproval at the judgment seat of Christ (cf. 1Co 3:15; 1Co 5:5). This is another instance of wordplay in the Greek text. If we discerned (diakrino) ourselves, we would not come under divine judgment (krino). When God judges us (krino), it is to correct us so we will not be condemned (katakrino) with the world.