1 Corinthians 11:28

1 Corinthians 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
• New International Version (NIV)Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:28

26Every time that you eat bread and you drink from the cup like this, you are showing something. You are showing people what the Lord's death means. You should continue to do this until he returns. 27Since that is true, you must be careful. Eat the bread and drink from the cup in a way that is right. Anyone who does not do that will be guilty. They are showing that they do not respect the Lord's body and his blood that he offered as a sacrifice. So everyone must think carefully about how they eat the bread and they drink from the cup. 29They must understand how important the Lord's body is. If anyone does not recognize this, God will punish them. 30That is why many of you are weak and sick. Some of you have even died because of this.

1 Corinthians 11:28 word by word

δοκιμαζέτω δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὕτως ἐκ τοῦ ἄρτου ἐσθιέτω καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ποτηρίου πινέτω·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• letδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• let him eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• breadὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:28

• 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we think carefully about ourselves, then God will not need to punish us.
• Psalms 26:2Test me, Lord, and see how I have lived. Look into my mind and see my thoughts.
• Lamentations 3:40Instead, we should think a lot about what we do, and we should turn back to the Lord again.
• Haggai 1:5I, the Almighty Lord, tell you this: Think carefully about what is happening to you.
• Zechariah 7:5He said, ‘Say this to all the people in this country and to the priests: “You lived in Babylon for many years. You ate no food and you were sad in the fifth month and in the seventh month. But you did not do this for me.
• 2 Corinthians 13:5Think carefully about how you are living. Are you really believing the message about Christ? I hope you know that Jesus Christ is in you. You ought to know that, unless you have completely failed.
• Galatians 6:4Everyone should think carefully about the things that they themselves do. If those things are good, that is a reason to be proud. A person like that does not need to think about whether he is better than anyone else.
• 1 John 3:20Even if our thoughts tell us that we have done something wrong, we still will not be afraid of God. We can trust God more than we trust our thoughts. He already knows everything about us.
• Numbers 9:10‘Say to the Israelites, “Anyone among you or your descendants may become not clean because of a dead body. Or they may be away because they are travelling. They can still eat the Passover meal to thank the Lord.
• Matthew 5:23Maybe you go to the temple to give your gift to God. You take it to the altar. But then you remember that your brother is angry with you.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Let a man examine himself - Let him try whether he has proper faith in the Lord Jesus; and whether he discerns the Lord's body; and whether he duly considers that the bread and wine point out the crucified body and spilt blood of Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28But let a man examine himself - Let him search and see if he have the proper qualifications - if he has knowledge to discern the Lord‘s body (note, 1 Corinthians 11:29); if he has true repentance for his sins; true faith in the Lord Jesus; and a sincere desire to live the life of a Christian, and to be like the Son of God, and be saved by the merits of his blood. Let him examine himself, and see whether he have the right feelings of a communicant, and can…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, of which he had the knowledge by revelation from Christ. As to the visible signs, these are the bread and wine. What is eaten is called bread, though at the same time it is said to be the body of the Lord, plainly showing that the apostle did not mean that the bread was changed into flesh. St. Matthew tells us, our Lord bid them all drink of the cup, ch. Mt 26:27, as if he would, by this expression…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Before taking the Lord's Supper, Christians should confess their sins and think about what the bread and cup mean (11:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. examine--Greek, "prove" or "test" his own state of mind in respect to Christ's death, and his capability of "discerning the Lord's body" (1Co 11:29, 31). Not auricular confession to a priest, but self-examination is necessary. so--after due self-examination. of ... of--In 1Co 11:27, where the receiving was unworthily, the expression was, "eat this bread, drink ... cup" without "of." Here the "of" implies due circumspection in communicating [Bengel]…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:28

• Self-Examination
• Watchfulness

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings