1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Christian Standard Bible

The Lord’s Supper

¹⁷ Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. ¹⁸ For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. ¹⁹ Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions^(A) among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you. ²⁰ When you come together, then, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.^{(B) 21} For at the meal, each one eats his own supper.^[a] So one person is hungry while another gets drunk! ²² Don’t you have homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you in this matter!

²³ For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you:^(C) On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread, ²⁴ and when he had given thanks, broke it, and said,^[b] “This is my body, which is^[c] for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”^(D)

²⁵ In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and said, “This cup is the new covenant^(E) in my blood.^(F) Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” ²⁶ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death^(G) until he comes.^(H)

Self-Examination

²⁷ So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sin against the body^[d] and blood of the Lord. ²⁸ Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup. ²⁹ For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body,^[e] eats and drinks judgment^(I) on himself. ³⁰ This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.^{(J) 31} If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged, ³² but when we are judged^(K) by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned^(L) with the world.

³³ Therefore, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, welcome one another.^{[f] 34} If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.^(M)