1 Corinthians 10:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ The cup of blessing [of wine at the Lord's Supper] upon which we ask [God's] blessing, does it not mean [that in drinking it] we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the blood of Christ (the Messiah)? The bread which we break, does it not mean [that in eating it] we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the body of Christ?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Isn’t the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Isn’t the loaf of bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The cup of benediction that we bless, is it not a communion in the Blood of Christ? And the bread that we break, is it not a participation in the Body of the Lord?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The chalice of benediction, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread, which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord?

1 Corinthians 10:16 Cross References

Luke 22:17

And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

Acts 2:42

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Acts 2:46

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

Acts 20:11

And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

Acts 20:7

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:15

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

1 Corinthians 12:13

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Hebrews 3:14

for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

1 John 1:3

that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:

1 John 1:7

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.