Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

(Matthew 26:20–30, Mark 14:17–26, Luke 22:14–23)

In the [following] instructions vvv I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings vvv vvv vvv vvv do more harm vvv vvv than good. 18 vvv vvv First of all, I hear that [when] you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to vvv show which of you are approved.

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Now then, [when] you come together it is not [the] Lord’s Supper you eat. 21 For as you eat, each [of you] goes ahead without sharing his meal.[fn] While [one] remains hungry, [another] gets drunk. 22 Don’t you have [your own] homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

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For I received from the Lord what vvv I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said,“Take [and] eat.[fn] This is My body, which is broken[fn] for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same way after supper [He took] the cup, saying,“This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as vvv you drink [it], in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

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Therefore, whoever eats this bread[fn] or drinks the cup of the Lord in a manner unworthy of the Lord[fn] will be guilty of sinning against the[fn] body and blood of the Lord. 28 Each one must examine himself [before] he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks unworthily,[fn] without recognizing the body of the Lord,[fn] eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many among you [are] weak and sick, and a number [of you] have fallen asleep.

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Now if we judged ourselves {properly}, vvv vvv we would not come under judgment. 32 But when we are judged by [the] Lord, we are being disciplined so that vvv we will not be condemned with the world.

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So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together [it will not result] in judgment. And when vvv I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters. 12