1 Corinthians 11:22
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
Cross-reference
In 1 Corinthians 11:34, Paul reinforces the solution by telling the hungry to eat at home, directly addressing the rebuke in v22.
In 1 Corinthians 11:2, Paul praises the Corinthians for keeping traditions — here he refuses to praise them, creating a direct contrast.
In 1 Corinthians 11:17, Paul already says 'I praise you not' about their gatherings — here he repeats the same refusal regarding treatment of the poor.
In 1 Corinthians 10:32, Paul commands giving no offense to the church—directly violated by the behavior in v22 that despises the church.
1 Corinthians 13:5 describes love as not seeking its own — directly opposite the selfish behavior Paul rebukes here where the rich eat without sharing.
In 1 Corinthians 15:9, Paul calls himself unworthy for persecuting the church—contrasting with those who despise it.
Proverbs 17:5 equates mocking the poor with insulting God—parallel to humiliating the needy in v22.
Acts 20:28 shows the church's preciousness as purchased by Christ's blood—contrasting the despising attitude in v22.
1 Timothy 3:15 describes the church as the pillar of truth—highlighting the gravity of despising it in v22.
James 2:5 affirms God chose the poor to be rich in faith — directly contrasting the Corinthians' shaming of the poor Paul rebukes here.
James 2:6 uses the same accusation 'despise the poor' — directly echoing Paul's rebuke of shaming the have-nots in this verse.
Malachi 1:7 condemns treating the Lord's table as contemptible — the same attitude Paul rebukes in the Corinthians' selfish eating at the Lord's Supper.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 warns against rash behavior in God's house — the same irreverence Paul condemns in the Corinthians' treatment of the Lord's Supper.
Matthew 18:10 warns against despising the lowly — echoing Paul's rebuke of those who shame the poor here, though 'little ones' is broader.
In 2 Corinthians 11:29, Paul identifies with the weak — contrasting the Corinthians who shame the weak here with his own empathy.
In 1 Timothy 3:5, managing one's household is prerequisite for caring for the church—contrasting with despising it in v22.