1 Corinthians 11:17-12:11

English Standard Version

The Lord's Supper

¹⁷ But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. ¹⁸ For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, ^(A)I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,^{[a] 19} for ^(B)there must be factions among you in order ^(C)that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. ²⁰ When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. ²¹ For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, ^(D)another gets drunk. ²² What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise ^(E)the church of God and ^(F)humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

²³ For ^(G)I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that ^(H)the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, ²⁴ and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for^[b] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”^{[c] 25} In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” ²⁶ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death ^(I)until he comes.

^27 (J)Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord ^(K)in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning ^(L)the body and blood of the Lord. ^28 (M)Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ²⁹ For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. ³⁰ That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some ^(N)have died.^{[d] 31 (O)}But if we judged^[e] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. ³² But when we are judged by the Lord, ^(P)we are disciplined^[f] so that we may not be ^(Q)condemned along with the world.

³³ So then, my brothers,^[g] when you come together to eat, wait for^[h] one another— ^34 (R)if anyone is hungry, ^(S)let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things ^(T)I will give directions ^(U)when I come.

Spiritual Gifts

12 Now ^(V)concerning^[i] spiritual gifts,^[j] brothers,^[k] I do not want you to be uninformed. ² You know that ^(W)when you were pagans ^(X)you were led astray to ^(Y)mute idols, however you were led. ³ Therefore I want you to understand that ^(Z)no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is ^(AA)accursed!” and ^(AB)no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.

⁴ Now ^(AC)there are varieties of gifts, but ^(AD)the same Spirit; ⁵ and ^(AE)there are varieties of service, but ^(AF)the same Lord; ⁶ and there are varieties of activities, but it is ^(AG)the same God who empowers them all in everyone. ^7 (AH)To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ⁸ For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of ^(AI)wisdom, and to another the utterance of ^(AJ)knowledge according to the same Spirit, ⁹ to another ^(AK)faith by the same Spirit, to another ^(AL)gifts of healing by the one Spirit, ¹⁰ to another ^(AM)the working of miracles, to another ^(AN)prophecy, to another ^(AO)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another ^(AP)various kinds of tongues, to another ^(AQ)the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, ^(AR)who apportions to each one individually ^(AS)as he wills.