Lord’s body and blood? Paul does not think of these as physically or substantially present, for he does not identify the wine with the Lord’s blood, and, as we have seen, the identification of the bread with the body means that the bread is a means of partaking of the benefits of Christ’s work. That body is not to be interpreted here as equivalent to church is shown by the addition of blood. It seems necessary to interpret verse 27 in the light of verse 26. The eating and drinking are accompanied,