Thereforewhoevereatsthe breadordrinksthe cupof the Lordin an unworthy manner,shall be guiltyof the bodyand the bloodof the Lord.
"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,'Ifanyoneof you orof your generationsbecomesuncleanbecause of a [dead] person,oris on a distantjourney,he may, however, observethe Passoverto the LORD.
But the manwhois cleanand is not on a journey,and yet neglectsto observethe Passover,that personshall then be cutofffrom his people,for he did not presentthe offeringof the LORDat its appointedtime.That manwill bearhis sin.
"But when the kingcamein to look overthe dinner guests,he sawa mantherewho was not dressedin weddingclothes,
"I amthe livingbreadthat came downout of heaven;ifanyoneeatsof thisbread,he will liveforever;and the breadalsowhichI will givefor the lifeof the worldis My flesh."
You cannotdrinkthe cupof the Lordand the cupof demons;you cannotpartakeof the tableof the Lordand the tableof demons.
For he who eatsand drinks,eatsand drinksjudgmentto himselfif he does not judgethe bodyrightly.
How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
