Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;

New American Standard Bible

But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

King James Version

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Holman Bible

So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

International Standard Version

A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup,

A Conservative Version

But let a man examine himself, and let him so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

American Standard Version

But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Amplified

But a person must [prayerfully] examine himself [and his relationship to Christ], and only when he has done so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

An Understandable Version

So, a person should examine himself [first] and then he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

Anderson New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup:

Bible in Basic English

But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

Common New Testament

Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Let a man then sift and approve himself, and accordingly let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Darby Translation

But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Godbey New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup;

Goodspeed New Testament

A man should examine himself, and only when he has done so should he eat any of the bread or drink from the cup.

John Wesley New Testament

Therefore let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Julia Smith Translation

And let a man try himself, and so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

King James 2000

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup.

Modern King James verseion

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let a man therefore examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Moffatt New Testament

Let a man test himself; then he can eat from the loaf and drink from the cup.

Montgomery New Testament

Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

NET Bible

A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

New Heart English Bible

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Noyes New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and thus let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup;

Sawyer New Testament

But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup;

The Emphasized Bible

But let a man be proving himself, - and, so, of the loaf, let him eat, and, of the cup, let him drink;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Let each man look into his own heart, and only then eat of the bread and drink from the cup.

Webster

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Weymouth New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and, having done that, then let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

Williams New Testament

A man, then, must examine himself, and only in this way should he eat any of the bread and drink from the cup.

World English Bible

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Worrell New Testament

But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup;

Worsley New Testament

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

let
δοκιμάζω 
Dokimazo 
Usage: 20

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

δοκιμάζω 
Dokimazo 
Usage: 20

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

so
οὕτω 
Houto 
Usage: 146

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709

ἄρτος 
Artos 
Usage: 61

πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 11:28

Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 11:28

References

Context Readings

Improper Conduct At The Lord's Supper

27 so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord: 28 and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink; 29 for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord.



Cross References

2 Corinthians 13:5

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

Galatians 6:4

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

Psalm 26:2-7

Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.

Lamentations 3:40

We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

Numbers 9:10-13

'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Though any man is unclean by a body or in a distant journey (of you or of your generations), yet he hath prepared a passover to Jehovah;

Haggai 1:5

And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.

Haggai 1:7

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.

Zechariah 7:5-7

'Speak unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying:

Matthew 5:23-24

'If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

1 Corinthians 11:31

for if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,

1 John 3:20-21

because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

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