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1 Corinthians 11:27-30
New International Version
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
New International Version
27 So then, 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.(A) 28 Everyone ought to examine themselves(B) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(C)
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
English Standard Version
27 (A)Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord (B)in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning (C)the body and blood of the Lord. 28 (D)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 (E)have died.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 11:30 Greek have fallen asleep (as in 15:6, 20)
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
New Living Translation
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
New Living Translation
27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[a] the body and blood of the Lord. 28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ,[b] you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.
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1 Corinthians 11:27-30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Self-Examination
27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way will be guilty of sin against the body[a] and blood of the Lord. 28 So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body,[b] eats and drinks judgment(A) on himself. 30 This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.(B)
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- 1 Corinthians 11:27 Lit be guilty of the body
- 1 Corinthians 11:29 Other mss read drinks unworthily, not discerning the Lord’s body
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