1 Corinthians 11:26

1 Corinthians 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
• New International Version (NIV)For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:26

24and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25In the same way, he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

1 Corinthians 11:26 word by word

ὁσάκις γὰρ ἐὰν ἐσθίητε τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον καὶ τὸ ποτήριον πίνητε, τὸν θάνατον τοῦ κυρίου καταγγέλλετε ἄχρι οὗ ἔλθῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• as often asὁσάκιςhosakis · wheneverG3740
• ye eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• breadὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• ye do shewκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• the Lord’sκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• tillἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:26

• 1 Corinthians 4:5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.
• John 14:3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
• John 21:22Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
• Acts 1:11and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe our testimony.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:2not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.
• Hebrews 9:28so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
• 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.
• Jude 1:14Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying, “Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,
• Revelation 1:7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
• Revelation 22:20The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ye do show the Lord's death - As in the passover they showed forth the bondage they had been in, and the redemption they had received from it; so in the eucharist they showed forth the sacrificial death of Christ, and the redemption from sin derived from it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26For as often - Whenever you do this. Ye eat this bread - This is a direct and positive refutation of the doctrine of the papists that the bread is changed into the real body of the Lord Jesus. Here it is expressly called “bread” - bread still - bread after the consecration. Before the Saviour instituted the ordinance he took “bread” - it was bread then: it was “bread” which he “blessed” and “broke;” and it was bread when it was given to them; and it was…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. 26When Christians take the Lord’s Supper, they share the importance of the Lord’s death with others until he returns (see 1:7–8; compare 1 Thessalonian 1:9–10; 3:12; 4:13–18; 5:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. For--in proof that the Lord's Supper is "in remembrance" of Him. show--announce publicly. The Greek does not mean to dramatically represent, but "ye publicly profess each of you, the Lord has died FOR ME" [Wahl]. This word, as "is" in Christ's institution (1Co 11:24, 25), implies not literal presence, but a vivid realization, by faith, of Christ in the Lord's Supper, as a living person, not a mere abstract dogma, "bone of our bone, and flesh of our…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