1 Corinthians 11:27

Easy To Read Version

So if a person eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is not worthy of it, then that person is sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord.

Cross References

Numbers 9:10

“Tell these things to the people of Israel: This rule will be for you and your descendants. [141] Maybe a person is not able to celebrate Passover [142] at the right time. Maybe that person is unclean [143] because he touched a dead body. Or maybe that person was away on a trip.

Numbers 9:13

But any person who is able must celebrate Passover at the right time. If he is clean [145] and he is not away on a trip, then he has no excuse. If that person does not celebrate Passover at the right time, then he must be separated from his people. He is guilty and must be punished! Why? Because he did not give the Lord his gift at the right time.

Matthew 22:11

“Then the king came in to see all the people. The king saw a man there that was not dressed in the right clothes for a wedding.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If a person eats this bread, then that person will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give my body so that the people in the world can have life.”

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and then go drink a cup with demons. You cannot share \{a meal at\} the Lord’s table and then go share a meal with demons.

1 Corinthians 11:29

If a person eats \{the bread\} and drinks \{the cup\} without recognizing the body, then that person is judged guilty by eating and drinking.

Hebrews 10:29

So what do you think should be done to a person who shows his hate for the Son of God? Surely that person should have a much worse punishment. Yes, that person should have a worse punishment for not showing respect for the blood (Jesus’ death) that began the new agreement. {\cf2\super [137]} That blood once made that person holy. And that person should have a worse punishment for showing his hate against the Spirit {\cf2\super [138]} of God’s grace (kindness).