KJV King James Version
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
WEB World English Bible
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
ASV American Standard Version
But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 11
25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
30 For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
δοκιμαζέτωG1381 · dokimazōto testδὲG1161 · dethenἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanἑαυτόν,G1438 · heautouthemselfκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτουG740 · artosbreadἐσθιέτωG2068 · esthiōto eatκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoποτηρίουG4221 · potērioncupπινέτω·G4095 · pinōto drink
Cross-references
Galatians 6:4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?Lamentations 3:40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.Matthew 5:23-24Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;Psalm 26:2-7Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.1 Corinthians 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.Haggai 1:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.1 John 3:20-21For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.Numbers 9:10-13Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or [be] in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.Zechariah 7:5-7Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, [even] to me?
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