1 Corinthians 11:28
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- KJV
- But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
- WEB
- But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
- ASV
- But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
- DARBY
- But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
- BLB
- But let a man examine himself, and thus let him eat of the bread, and let him drink of the cup.
- ÅB
- Men hvert menneske prøve seg selv, og så spise han av brødet og drikke av kalken!
- OTB
- Hver person bør reflektere over seg selv før de tar del i brødet og drikker av begeret.
- B1930
- Men hvert menneske prøve sig selv, og så ete han av brødet og drikke av kalken!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:4
Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
Read in context2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
Read in contextLamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
Read in contextMatthew 5:23–24
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:31
Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
Read in contextHaggai 1:5
Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
Read in contextPsalms 26:2–7
Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.
Read in contextHaggai 1:7
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
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