found in the fact that many of the Corinthians had been weak and ill and some had died (v. 30). The train of thought concludes with a statement about the purpose of judgment. “But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being chastened so that we may not be condemned along with the world” (v. 32). Here the suffering experienced by the Corinthian Christians because of their misdirection involving the Eucharist is designed to effect repentance. It is disciplinary. At this point Paul seemed to reflect