1 Corinthians 11:17-26

International Children’s Bible

The Lord’s Supper

¹⁷ In the things I tell you now I do not praise you. Your meetings hurt you more than they help you. ¹⁸ First, I hear that when you meet together as a church you are divided. And I believe some of this. ¹⁹ (It is necessary for there to be differences among you. That is the way to make it clear which of you are really doing right.) ²⁰ When you all come together, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper.^{[a] 21} This is because when you eat, each person eats without waiting for the others. Some people do not get enough to eat, while others have too much to drink. ²² You can eat and drink in your own homes! It seems that you think God’s church is not important. You embarrass those who are poor. What should I tell you? Should I praise you for doing this? I do not praise you.

²³ The teaching that I gave you is the same teaching that I received from the Lord: On the night when Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread ²⁴ and gave thanks for it. Then he broke the bread and said, “This is my body; it is^[b] for you. Do this to remember me.” ²⁵ In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup. He said, “This cup shows the new agreement from God to his people. This new agreement begins with the blood of my death. When you drink this, do it to remember me.” ²⁶ Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you show others about the Lord’s death until he comes.