Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
His object is to show the unworthiness of such conduct from the dignity of the holy supper.
I—Emphatic in the Greek. It is not my own invention, but the Lord's institution.
received of the Lord—by immediate revelation (Galatians 1:12; compare Acts 22:17-18; II Corinthians 12:1-4). The renewal of the institution of the Lord's Supper by special revelation to Paul enhances its solemnity. The similarity between Luke's and Paul's account of the institution, favors the supposition that the former drew his information from the apostle, whose companion in travel he was. Thus, the undesigned coincidence is a proof of genuineness.
night—the time fixed for the Passover (Exodus 12:6): though the time for the Lord's Supper is not fixed.
betrayed—With the traitor at the table, and death present before His eyes, He left this ordinance as His last gift to us, to commemorate His death. Though about to receive such an injury from man, He gave this pledge of His amazing love to man.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 11:23:
1 Corinthians 11:2
1 Corinthians 11:17
1 Corinthians 15:3
Galatians 1:12
Ephesians 6:18
2 Thessalonians 2:15
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