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Berean Standard Bible

“For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.”

1 Corinthians 11:29

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Paul is correcting abuses at the Corinthian church's shared meals, where the wealthy ate and drank freely while the poor went without. This had turned the Lord's Supper into something that shamed the body of Christ.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

World English Bible (WEB)

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.

King James Version (KJV)

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he does eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque el que come y bebe indignamente, juicio come y bebe para sí, no discerniendo el cuerpo del Señor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

porque si come de este pan y bebe de esta copa sin pensar en el cuerpo de Cristo, come y bebe para su propio juicio.

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