1 Corinthians 11:27

Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul to the Corinthian church, correcting their disorderly practice at the Lord's Supper. He follows a statement of what the meal proclaims (11:26) and precedes a command to self-examine (11:28).

The words — ἂν (an), a particle of potentiality, marks the clause as a conditional warning: "if anyone should eat." The universal ὃς (hos) leaves no participant outside the scope.

The thread — 1 Corinthians 10:21 draws the same line between the Lord's table and an incompatible alternative; Hebrews 10:29 escalates the weight of profaning the covenant blood.

Why it lands — The verse places the burden on the participant, not on the meal: you are the one who can sin against the body and blood. It demands that you come to the table with eyes open, not casual.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Cross-references

John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
Hebrews 10:29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Numbers 9:13 But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
Leviticus 10:1 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
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.
John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
2 Chronicles 30:18 A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
John 13:18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
Matthew 22:11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.