For my part, present with you in spirit though absent in body, I have already, as in your presence, passed sentence on such an offender as this,

I commend you for always bearing me in mind and for maintaining the traditions I passed on to you.

I passed on to you what I received from the Lord himself, namely, that on the night he was betrayed the Lord Jesus took a loaf,

First and foremost, I passed on to you what I had myself received, namely, that Christ died for our sins as the scriptures had said,