^11:28A person should examine himself first,⁸ and in this way⁹ let him eat the bread and drink of the cup. ^11:29For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard¹⁰ for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

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Footnotes

8 The word “first” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. It has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
9 Grk “in this manner.”
10 The word more literally means, “judging between, recognizing, distinguishing.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup. For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

NLTNew Living Translation

That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup. For the one who eats and drinks, if he does not recognize the body, eats and drinks judgment against himself.

KJV 1900King James Version

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

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