1 Corinthians 11:28
Strong's Lexicon
Each one
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

must examine
δοκιμαζέτω (dokimazetō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1381: From dokimos; to test; by implication, to approve.

himself
ἑαυτόν (heauton)
Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

[before]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

he eats
ἐσθιέτω (esthietō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

bread
ἄρτου (artou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

drinks
πινέτω (pinetō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

cup.
ποτηρίου (potēriou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4221: A drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

Young's Literal Translation
and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

New American Standard Bible
But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

King James Bible
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.

New Living Translation
That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

English Standard Version
Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

New American Standard Bible
But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

King James Bible
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

International Standard Version
A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup,

NET Bible
A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

American Standard Version
But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

English Revised Version
But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Young's Literal Translation
and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;
















Cross References
Matthew 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

1 Corinthians 11:29
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Galatians 6:4
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

1 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 11:27
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.

1 Corinthians 11:26
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

1 Corinthians 11:25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

1 Corinthians 11:30
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

1 Corinthians 11:31
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
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