Examine Yourself

²⁷ Therefore whoever eats ^(A)this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and ^[a]blood of the Lord. ²⁸ But ^(B)let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ²⁹ For he who eats and drinks ^[b]in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the ^[c]Lord’s body. ³⁰ For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many ^[d]sleep. ³¹ For ^(C)if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. ³² But when we are judged, ^(D)we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

^21 (A)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(B)the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the ^(C)Lord’s table and of the table of demons.

¹⁵ Also, before they ^(A)burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”

¹⁶ And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

¹⁷ Therefore the sin of the young men was very great ^(B)before the Lord, for men ^(C)abhorred^[a] the offering of the Lord.

^22 (A)The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its sides were of wood; and he said to me, “This is ^(B)the table that is ^(C)before the Lord.”

^21 (A)But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

⁶ They shall be ^(A)holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the ^(B)bread of their God; ^(C)therefore they shall be holy.