1 Corinthians 11:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Corinthians 11:28 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 11:28 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 9:10“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
  2. Psalms 26:2Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.
  3. Lamentations 3:40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
  4. Haggai 1:5Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
  5. Haggai 1:7This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
  6. Zechariah 7:5“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
  7. Matthew 5:23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
  8. 1 Corinthians 11:31Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
  9. 2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
  10. Galatians 6:4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
  11. 1 John 3:20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring