1 Corinthians 11:29

1 Corinthians 11:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
• New International Version (NIV)For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:29

27Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. 31But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

1 Corinthians 11:29 word by word

ὁ γὰρ ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων κρίμα ἑαυτῷ ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει μὴ διακρίνων τὸ σῶμαRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• heὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that eatethἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkethπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• unworthilyἀναξίωςanaxiōs · unworthilyG371
• damnationκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• to himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• notμήmē · notG3361
• discerningδιακρίνωdiakrinō · to judge/doubtG1252
• the Lord’sκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:29

• 1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
• Romans 13:2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
• James 3:1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
• James 5:12But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
• 1 Corinthians 11:24and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
• Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.
• Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Eateth and drinketh damnation - , Judgment, punishment; and yet this is not unto damnation, for the judgment or punishment inflicted upon the disorderly and the profane was intended for their emendation; for in 1 Corinthians 11:32, it is said, then we are judged, , we are chastened, , corrected as a father does his children, that we should not be condemned with the world.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29For he that eateth … - In order to excite them to a deeper reverence for this ordinance, and to a more solemn mode of observing it, Paul in this verse states another consequence of partaking of it in an improper and irreverent manner; compare 1 Corinthians 11:27. Eateth and drinketh damnation - This is evidently a figurative expression, meaning that by eating and drinking improperly he incurs condemnation; which is here expressed by eating and drinking…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. 29-30In light of 11:27, the body of Christ likely refers to the death of Christ, not the church, though some interpret it that way. Those who eat the bread or drink the cup in an unworthy manner bring God's judgment upon themselves. This judgment may result in infirmities, sickness, or even death (see Acts 5:5, 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. damnation--A mistranslation which has put a stumbling-block in the way of many in respect to communicating. The right translation is "judgment." The judgment is described (1Co 11:30-32) as temporal. not discerning--not duty judging: not distinguishing in judgment (so the Greek: the sin and its punishment thus being marked as corresponding) from common food, the sacramental pledges of the Lord's body. Most of the oldest manuscripts omit "Lord's" (see…Read the comment

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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