1 Corinthians 11:31
Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
BSB
ASV
But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.
KJV
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
For if we would judge ourselves,.... Examine, try, and prove ourselves as above directed, before we eat and drink; or condemn ourselves, by confessing, acknowledging, and mourning over sin, and by repentance for it; or separate ourselves from the company of profane sinners, come out from among them, and touch not their unclean things; or join with them in their unfruitful works of darkness: we should not be judged; by the Lord; he would not inflict these diseases, sicknesses, and death.
For if we would judge ourselves - If we would examine ourselves, 1Co 11:28; if we would exercise a strict scrutiny over our hearts and feelings, and conduct, and come to the Lord’s Table with a proper spirit, we should escape the condemnation to which they are exposed who observe it in an improper manner. If we would exercise proper “severity” and “honesty” in determining our own character and fitness for the ordinance, we should not expose ourselves to the divine displeasure. We should not be judged - We should not be exposed to the expression of God’s disapprobation.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Revelation 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from…
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Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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1 Corinthians 11:28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
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Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
