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Berean Standard Bible

“Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”

1 Corinthians 11:28

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Paul corrects abuses at the Corinthian Lord's Supper, where the rich ate well and the poor went hungry, and unity was broken. He recalls what Jesus did on the night he was betrayed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por tanto, pruébese cada uno á sí mismo, y coma así de aquel pan, y beba de aquella copa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso cada uno debe examinarse antes de comer el pan y beber la copa,

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