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1 Corinthians 11

1 Cor. 11:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
let
dokimazo (Greek #1381)
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
KJV usage: allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try.
Pronounce: dok-im-ad'-zo
Origin: from 1384
a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
examine
dokimazo (Greek #1381)
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
KJV usage: allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try.
Pronounce: dok-im-ad'-zo
Origin: from 1384
e himself
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
so
houto (Greek #3779)
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
KJV usage: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
Pronounce: hoo'-to
Origin: οὕτως (hoo'-toce) adverb from 3778
let him eat
esthio (Greek #2068)
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by 5315; to eat (usually literal)
KJV usage: devour, eat, live.
Pronounce: es-thee'-o
Origin: strengthened for a primary ἔδω (to eat)
of
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
that bread
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
artos (Greek #740)
bread (as raised) or a loaf
KJV usage: (shew-)bread, loaf.
Pronounce: ar'-tos
Origin: from 142
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
drink
pino (Greek #4095)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: drink.
Pronounce: pee'-no
Origin: πίω (pee'-o), which (together with another form) πόω (po'-o) occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses
of
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
that cup
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
poterion (Greek #4221)
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e. a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
KJV usage: cup.
Pronounce: pot-ay'-ree-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of the alternate of 4095
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2 Cor. 13:5• 5Examine 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? (2 Cor. 13:5)
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1 John 3:20‑21• 20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. (1 John 3:20‑21)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Cor. 11:31• 31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. (1 Cor. 11:31)
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Psa. 26:2‑7• 2Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
 3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
 4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
 5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
 6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
 7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. (Psa. 26:2‑7)
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Lam. 3:40• 40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. (Lam. 3:40)
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Hag. 1:5,7• 5Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
 7Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. (Hag. 1:5,7)
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Zech. 7:5‑7• 5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
 6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
 7Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? (Zech. 7:5‑7)
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2 Cor. 13:5• 5Examine 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? (2 Cor. 13:5)
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Gal. 6:4• 4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. (Gal. 6:4)
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1 John 3:20‑21• 20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. (1 John 3:20‑21)
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Num. 9:10‑13• 10Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.
 11The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
 12They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
 13But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. (Num. 9:10‑13)
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Matt. 5:23‑24• 23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
 24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. (Matt. 5:23‑24)
• One cannot say, I will not go to the table; that is, I will accept the sin and give up the confession of the value of that death. We examine ourselves, and we go. (“1 Corinthians 11” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.28-29} “Let a man examine himself.” “Eateth and drinketh unworthily.” This does not refer to newcomers intruding themselves but to those already breaking bread whose manner of life might be lacking in self-judgment consistent with the death of Christ. (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)
• Still He invites all, if He urges the trying of our ways. Self-judgment is with a view to coming, not to staying away….Grace strengthens the man who tries himself with integrity, and it emboldens him to come. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 11:27-34” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

W. Kelly Translation

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