1 Corinthians 11:26

26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 11:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
ESV
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
NLT
26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.
MSG
26 What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.
CSB
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.

1 Corinthians 11:26 In-Context

24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is 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, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
27 So then, 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 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 1 Corinthians 1:7
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