If he discern not the body (μη διακρινων το σωμα). So-called conditional use of the participle, "not judging the body." Thus he ea…

For he that eateth, and so on. To stir them to a deeper reverence for this ordinance and to a more solemn way of observing it, Paul in thi…

Unworthily.—This word is not in the best Greek manuscripts.

Damnation to himself.—The Greek word here does…

Shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For …

Now Paul shows how to guard against unworthy partaking of the Lord’s Supper. “To examine [oneself]” (GK 1507) is to put oneself to the test as to t…

He who shall eat unworthily, eats judgment to himself. He had previously pointed out in express terms the heinousness of the crime, when h…

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily
As before explained, (1 Corinthians 11:27) "eateth and drinketh damnati…

The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, which he knew by revelation from Christ. Regarding the visible signs, these are the bread and wine. Wha…

After showing the dignity of this sacrament, the Apostle now urges the faithful to receive it reverently. First, he outlines the peril threatening …