1 Corinthians 11:27

1 Corinthians 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever, 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore 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.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:27

25In the same way, He also took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in memory of Me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28But a man must examine himself, and then let him eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29For the one who eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

1 Corinthians 11:27 word by word

Ὥστε ὃς ἂν ἐσθίῃ τὸν ἄρτον ἢ πίνῃ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦ κυρίου ἀναξίως ἔνοχος ἔσται τοῦ σώματος καὶ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ κυρίου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeὥστεhōste · soG5620
• whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• shall eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• breadὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• andἤē · orG2228
• drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• unworthilyἀναξίωςanaxiōs · unworthilyG371
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• guilty ofἔνοχοςenochos · liable forG1777
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:27

• 1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
• Leviticus 10:1Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, put fire in it, laid incense over it, and offered unauthorized fire before Adonai—which He had not commanded them.
• Numbers 9:10“Say to Bnei-Yisrael saying: If any man, whether you or your descendants, becomes unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a long journey, he may yet observe Adonai’s Passover.
• 2 Chronicles 30:18Although a great multitude of the people—many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, they still ate the Passover lamb contrary to what is written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying: “May Adonai who is good, atone for
• Matthew 22:11“But when the king came in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who wasn’t dressed in wedding clothes.
• John 6:51I am the living bread, which came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever. This bread is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
• John 13:18“I am not speaking to all of you—I know whom I have chosen. But so the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
• 1 Corinthians 11:29For the one who eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Whosoever shall eat - and drink - unworthily - To put a final end to controversies and perplexities relative to these words and the context, let the reader observe, that to eat and drink the bread and wine in the Lord's Supper unworthily, is to eat and drink as the Corinthians did, who ate it not in reference to Jesus Christ's sacrificial death; but rather in such a way as the Israelites did the passover, which they celebrated in remembrance of their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Wherefore - ( ̔́ hōste). So that, or it follows from what has been said. If this be the origin and intention of the Lord‘s Supper, then it follows that whoever partakes of it in an improper manner is guilty of his body and blood. The design of Paul is to correct their improper mode of observing this ordinance; and having showed them the true nature and design of the institution, he now states the consequences of partaking of it in an improper manner…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. 27Taking the Lord’s Supper without understanding its importance or with unconfessed sin is unworthy (see 11:28–31). It is like sinning against the body and blood of the Lord; it treats his sacrificial death as unimportant (compare Hebrews 10:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. eat and drink--So one of the oldest manuscripts reads. But three or four equally old manuscripts, the Vulgate and Cyprian, read, "or." Romanists quote this reading in favor of communion in one kind. This consequence does not follow. Paul says, "Whosoever is guilty of unworthy conduct, either in eating the bread, or in drinking the cup, is guilty of the body and blood of Christ." Impropriety in only one of the two elements, vitiates true communion in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:27

• Self-Examination

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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