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  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 29 For the one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 29 ὁ the (one) γὰρ for ἐσθίων eating καὶ and πίνων drinking κρίμα judgment ἑαυτῷ to himself ἐσθίει he is eating καὶ and πίνει he is drinking μὴ not διακρίνων judging through τὸ the σῶμα. body.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 29 For he that eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment+ against himself if he does not discern the body.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    The Bible in Living English
    • 29 for he who eats and drinks is eating and drinking a judgment upon himself when he does not distinguish the body.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    American Standard Version
    • 29 For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 29 For he that is eating and drinking—Judgment unto himself doth eat and drink,—If he be not setting apart the body.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:29
    King James Version
    • 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2026
    • 11:29 w90 2/15 19-20

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 11:29 li 123; w60 448; w59 411; yw 156; w56 60; w53 154; w52 110; w51 58; w43 77; w42 78; w34 68; jh 34

  • 1 Corinthians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 11:29

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/1990, pp. 19-20

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 11:29

      eats and drinks judgment against himself: The Lord’s Evening Meal is a communion meal, similar to the communion offering in ancient Israel. The worshipper could offer a sacrifice and then partake of a communion meal. (See Glossary, “Communion offering.”) However, the Mosaic Law forbade anyone from eating such a sacred meal while he was in an unclean state. If he did so, he would be “cut off from his people.” (Le 7:20, 21) Likewise, during the Lord’s Evening Meal, the spirit-anointed participants share with one another in faith, partaking of the bread and the wine, which represent Jesus’ body and blood. They also share with Jehovah, the Author of the arrangement. This meal is sacred, so Paul warns that the Christian should examine himself before the Lord’s Evening Meal. (1Co 11:27-29) One who partakes while still engaging in unclean, unscriptural, or hypocritical practices would be eating and drinking “judgment against himself” because he showed disrespect for the ransom.​—Compare Heb 10:28-31.

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