| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. | 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. |
| 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. | 28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. |
| 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. | 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. |
| 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. | 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. |
| 31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. | 31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. |
| 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. | 32 When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. |
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