Thematic Bible: Communion of the lord's supper
Thematic Bible
Communion of the lord's supper » Object of
And having given thanks, he brake, and said, Take ye, eat; this is my body, broken for you: this do ye for my remembrance.
Having taken the bread, and returned thanks, he brake, and gave them, saying, This is my body given for you: this do ye for my remembrance.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye announce the Lord's death till he come.
Communion of the lord's supper » Self-examination commanded before partaking of
And let a man try himself, and so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
For if we examined ourselves, we should not be judged.
Communion of the lord's supper » Prefigured
And Moses will call for all the old men of Israel and he will say to them, Draw out and take to yourselves a sheep according to your tribes, and slaughter the passing over. And take ye a bundle of hyssop, and dip in the blood that is upon the threshhold, and touch upon the lintel, and upon the two door-posts from the blood which is upon the threshhold and ye shall not come forth each from the door of his house till morning. And Jehovah passed over to strike the Egyptians; and he saw the blood upon the lintel, and upon the two doorposts, and Jehovah passed by the door and will not give him destroying to come in to your houses to strike. read more.
And watch ye this word for a law to thee and to thy sons forever. And it shall be when ye shall come to the land. which Jehovah will give to you, as he spake, watch ye this service. And it shall be when your sons shall say to you, What this service to you? And they said, This the sacrifice of the passing over to Jehovah, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt in his striking the Egyptians, and he delivered our houses. And the people will bow down and will worship. And the sons of Israel will go, and will do as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron; thus did they.
And watch ye this word for a law to thee and to thy sons forever. And it shall be when ye shall come to the land. which Jehovah will give to you, as he spake, watch ye this service. And it shall be when your sons shall say to you, What this service to you? And they said, This the sacrifice of the passing over to Jehovah, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt in his striking the Egyptians, and he delivered our houses. And the people will bow down and will worship. And the sons of Israel will go, and will do as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron; thus did they.
Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new mixture, as ye are unleavened. For also our pascha was sacrificed for us, Christ: Therefore let us keep the festival, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of vice and wickedness; but with the unleavened of frankincense and truth.
Communion of the lord's supper » Both bread and wine are necessary to be received in
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye announce the Lord's death till he come.
And having taken the cup, and given thanks, he gave to them, saying, Drink of it all ye.
Communion of the lord's supper » Instituted
And they eating, Jesus, having taken the bread and praised, brake and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night which he was delivered up, took bread:
Communion of the lord's supper » Was continually partaken of, by the primitive church
And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
And in one of the sabbaths, the disciples having been assembled together to break bread, Paul conversed with them being about to go forth the morrow; and he continued the word until midnight.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Are guilty of the body and blood of Christ
Therefore whoever should eat this bread, and drink the cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be liable to the penalty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Discern not the lord's body
For he eating and drinking unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Are visited with judgments
For this many among you weak and sick, and enough are asleep.
Communion of the lord's supper » Newness of heart and life necessary to the worthy partaking of
Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new mixture, as ye are unleavened. For also our pascha was sacrificed for us, Christ: Therefore let us keep the festival, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of vice and wickedness; but with the unleavened of frankincense and truth.
Communion of the lord's supper » Is the communion of the body and blood of Christ
The cup of praise which we praise, is it not the mutual participation of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the mutual participation of the body of Christ?
Communion of the lord's supper » Partakers of, be wholly separate unto God
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons.