1 Corinthians 11:27
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.”
κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
ποτήριον
cup
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ποτήριον
Cup, drinking vessel. Poterion. This cup is the new covenant in My blood. The cup that Jesus drank is the cup that became our salvation. Drink in remembrance of Him.
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ὅς
whoever
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἐσθίω
may eat
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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σῶμα
body
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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ὥστε
Therefore
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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ἔνοχος
guilty
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ἔνοχος
liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
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πίνω
may drink
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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