“"And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home." By permitting, he hinders it, and more strongly than by an absolute prohibition. For he brings him out of the church and sends him to his house, hereby severely reprimanding and ridiculing them, as slaves to the belly and unable to contain themselves. For he said not, "…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on 1 Corinthians 28
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34And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
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32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.