Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. New Living Translation For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. English Standard Version For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. Berean Standard Bible For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. Berean Literal Bible For the one eating and drinking not discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. King James Bible For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. New King James Version For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. New American Standard Bible For the one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not properly recognize the body. NASB 1995 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. NASB 1977 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. Legacy Standard Bible For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. Amplified Bible For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ], eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not recognize the body [of Christ]. Christian Standard Bible For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. Holman Christian Standard Bible For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. American Standard Version For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For whoever eats and drinks from it being unworthy, eats and drinks a guilty verdict into his soul for not distinguishing the body of THE LORD JEHOVAH. Contemporary English Version If you fail to understand that you are the body of the Lord, you will condemn yourselves by the way you eat and drink. Douay-Rheims Bible For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord. English Revised Version For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body. GOD'S WORD® Translation Anyone who eats and drinks is eating and drinking a judgment against himself when he doesn't recognize the Lord's body. Good News Translation For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. International Standard Version because whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. Literal Standard Version for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, he eats and drinks judgment to himself—not discerning the body of the LORD. Majority Standard Bible For anyone who eats and drinks unworthily, without recognizing the body of the Lord, eats and drinks judgment on himself. New American Bible For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. NET Bible For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself. New Revised Standard Version For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. New Heart English Bible For he who eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not discern the body. Webster's Bible Translation For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. Weymouth New Testament For any one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself, if he fails to estimate the body aright. World English Bible For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body. Young's Literal Translation for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sharing in the Lord's Supper…28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.… Cross References Luke 7:34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' 1 Corinthians 11:28 Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 1 Corinthians 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. Treasury of Scripture For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. damnation. 1 Corinthians 11:30,32-34 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep… Romans 13:2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. James 3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. not. 1 Corinthians 11:24,27 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me… Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Jump to Previous Aright Body Condemnation Conscious Damnation Danger Discern Discerning Distinguishing Drinker Drinketh Drinks Eater Eateth Eats Estimate Fails Holy Judge Judgement Judgment Lord's Manner Meal Part Puts Recognizing Rightly Unworthily UnworthyJump to Next Aright Body Condemnation Conscious Damnation Danger Discern Discerning Distinguishing Drinker Drinketh Drinks Eater Eateth Eats Estimate Fails Holy Judge Judgement Judgment Lord's Manner Meal Part Puts Recognizing Rightly Unworthily Unworthy1 Corinthians 11 1. He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,4. their men prayed with their heads covered, 6. and women with their heads uncovered; 17. and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse; 21. as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper. 25. Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof. (29) Unworthily.--This word is not in the best Greek MSS. Damnation to himself.--The Greek word hero does not imply final condemnation. On the contrary, it only means such temporal judgments as the sickness and weakness subsequently mentioned, and which are to save the man from sharing the final damnation of the heathen. Not discerning the Lord's body.--The words "the Lord's" are to be omitted, the weight of MS. evidence being altogether against their authenticity. 1Corinthians 11:30 is a parenthesis, and 1Corinthians 11:31 re-opens with this same verb. The force of the passage is, "He who eats and drinks without discerning the Body (i.e., the Church) in that assembly, eats and drinks a judgment to himself; for if we would discern ourselves we should not be judged." There are some important points to be borne in mind regarding this interpretation of the passage. (1) The Greek word, which we render "discerning," "discern," signifies to arrive at a right estimate of the character or quality of a thing. (2) The fault which St. Paul was condemning was the practice which the Corinthians had fallen into of regarding these gatherings as opportunities for individual indulgence, and not as Church assemblies. They did not rightly estimate such gatherings as being corporate meetings; they did not rightly estimate themselves as not now isolated individuals, but members of the common Body. They ought to discern in these meetings of the Church a body; they ought to discern in themselves parts of a body. Not only is this interpretation, I venture to think, the most accurate and literal interpretation of the Greek, but it is the only view which seems to me to make the passage bear intelligibly on the point which St. Paul is considering, and the real evil which he seeks to counteract. (3) To refer these words directly or indirectly to the question of a physical presence in the Lord's Supper, is to divorce them violently from their surroundings, and to make them allude to some evil for which the explicit and practical remedy commended in 1Corinthians 11:33-34 would be no remedy at all. Moreover. if the word "body" means the Lord's physical body, surely the word "Lord's" would have been added, and the words, "and the blood," for the non-recognition of the blood would be just as great an offence. (4) St. Paul never uses the word "body" in reference to our Lord's physical body, without some clear indication that such is meant. (See Romans 7:4; Philippians 3:21; Colossians 1:22.) On the other hand, the use of the word "Body," or "Body of Christ," meaning the Church, is frequent. We have had it but a few verses before, in reference to this very subject (1Corinthians 10:16). It is also to be found in Romans 12:5; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23; Ephesians 5:30. (In this last passage, "of His flesh and of His bones," are not in the best MSS., and destroy the real force of the "Body," which means "Church.") . . . Verse 29. - Unworthily. The word is not genuine here, being repeated from ver. 27; it is omitted by א, A, B, C. Eateth and drinketh damnation to himself; rather, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself There is reason to believe that the word "damnation" once had a much milder meaning in English than that which it now popularly bears. In King James's time it probably did not of necessity mean more than "an unfavourable verdict." Otherwise this would be the most unfortunate mistranslation in the whole Bible. It has probably kept thousands, as it kept Goethe, from Holy Communion. We see from ver. 32 that this "judgment" had a purely merciful and disciplinary character. Not discerning; rather, if he discern not, the Lord's body, Any one who approach? the Lord's Supper in a spirit of levity or defiance, not discriminating between it and common food, draws on himself, by so eating and drinking, a judgment which is defined in the next verse.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. anyone who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eats ἐσθίων (esthiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. drinks πίνων (pinōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. without μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. recognizing διακρίνων (diakrinōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1252: From dia and krino; to separate thoroughly, i.e. to withdraw from, or oppose; figuratively, to discriminate, or hesitate. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. body σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. eats ἐσθίει (esthiei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. drinks πίνει (pinei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. judgment κρίμα (krima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2917: From krino; a decision ('crime'). on himself. ἑαυτῷ (heautō) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. 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