1 Corinthians 11:28
and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah, and prove me, Purified [are] my reins and my heart.
Haggai 1:5And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.
Zechariah 7:5'Speak unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying:
1 Corinthians 11:31for if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,
Galatians 6:4and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the 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 →