What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the ekklesia of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. |
What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the ekklesia of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. |
What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the ekklesia of God, and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you. |
Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the ekklesia of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not! |
What! Do you have no houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the ekklesia of God and mean to show contempt for it, while you humiliate those who are poor (have no homes and brought no food)? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, [most certainly] I willnot! |
Do you not have houses for the eating and the drinking? Or, the Ekklesia of God are you despising, and are you making those ashamed who do not have the means [by which to buy food]? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I am not praising you. |
Haven’t you houses of your own to have your meals in, or are you showing contempt for the ekklesia of God and causing acute embarrassment to those who have not other home? What do you expect from me? Compliments? Certainly not on this! |
It is not that you have no houses to eat and drink in, is it? Or, are you trying to show your contempt for the ekklesia of God and trying to humiliate those who have no houses? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this. |
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- Ekklesia - A Word Study - Neil Girrard Reading the Scriptures with the word “church” in them has done centuries of damage to the body of Christ. A simple reading of these Scriptures with the Greek word “ekklesia” re-inserted can be a real eye-opener.