1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 26:2Prove me, O Lord, and try me; burn my reins and my heart.
Haggai 1:5And now thus saith the Lord of hosts: Set your hearts to consider your ways.
Zechariah 7:5Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying: When you fasted, and mourned in the fifth and the seventh month for these seventy years: did you keep a fast unto me?
1 Corinthians 11:31But if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
Galatians 6:4But let every one prove his own work, and so he shall have glory in himself only, and not in another.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:24-34
Design of the Lord's Supper. ( a. d. 57.) 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 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… Read the whole commentary →