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 Living Translation (NLT)That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:28

26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. 27Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

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 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.
• Psalms 26:2Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.
• Lamentations 3:40Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord;
• Haggai 1:5Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!
• Zechariah 7:5“Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me—for Me?
• 2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
• Galatians 6:4But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
• 1 John 3:20For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
• Numbers 9:10“Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover.
• Matthew 5:23Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against 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

In the dictionaries

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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