1 Corinthians 10:16

The Lord's Supper The cross and atonement Fellowship and the church

¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

¹⁵ I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

¹⁷ Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

¹⁸ Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
KJV: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
WEB: The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?
ASV: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
DARBY: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not [the] communion of the blood of the Christ? The bread which we break, is it not [the] communion of the body of the Christ?
BLB: The cup of blessing that we bless, is [it] not a fellowship of the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is [it] not a fellowship of the body of Christ?

ÅB: Velsignelsens kalk som vi velsigner, er den ikke samfunn med Kristi blod? Brødet som vi bryter, er det ikke samfunn med Kristi legeme?
OTB: Er ikke velsignelsens beger som vi velsigner en deltakelse i Kristi blod? Er ikke brødet som vi bryter en deltakelse i Kristi kropp?
B1930: Velsignelsens kalk som vi velsigner, er den ikke samfund med Kristi blod? Brødet som vi bryter, er det ikke samfund med Kristi legeme?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 26:26–28
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
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1 Corinthians 11:23–29
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
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Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
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1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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John 6:53–58
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
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Luke 22:19–20
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
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Acts 2:46
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
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