1 Corinthians 11:29
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
28But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice.
30Therefore are there many inform and weak among you, and many sleep.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.
1 Corinthians 11:24And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me.
1 Corinthians 11:30Therefore are there many inform and weak among you, and many sleep.
Hebrews 5:14But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.
James 5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. But let your speech be, yea, yea: no, no: that you fall not under judgment.
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 →