1 Corinthians 10:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Cup

Luke 22:19

The communion of the blood

The bread

1 Corinthians 11:23

Acts 2:42

Acts 20:7

General references

John 6:48

Bible References

Cup

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take it. This is my body."

Then he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

The communion of the blood

No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).

The bread

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

They were devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

General references

I am the bread of life.