1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man be proving himself,—and, so, of the loaf, let him eat, and, of the cup, let him drink;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 26:2Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart:—
Haggai 1:5Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,—Apply your heart unto your own experience—
Zechariah 7:5Speak thou unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying,—When ye fasted and lamented in the fifth and in the seventh, even these seventy years, did ye, really fast, unto, me?
1 Corinthians 11:31If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;
Galatians 6:4But, his own work, let each one be putting to the proof, and, then, for himself alone, the matter of boasting, shall he have, and not for some other,
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 →