"For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged." — 1 Corinthians 11:31

1 Corinthians 11:31 · KJV

“For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.”

— 1 Corinthians 11:31

For this cause many {are} weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

1 Corinthians 11 — Context

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. {damnation: or, judgment}

For this cause many {are} weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

Cross References

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us {our} sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Psalms 32:3-5

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

1 Corinthians 11:28

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of {that} bread, and drink of {that} cup.

Revelation 3:2-3

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

Luke 15:18-20

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself {thus}; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed {to the yoke}: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou {art} the LORD my God.