1 CORINTHIANS 10:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?”
Is not the cup of thanksgiving that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? — The cup blessed and bread broken constitute koinōnia (communion, participation) in Christ's body and blood. The verbs eulogéō (bless) and klasō (break) are liturgical. Participation (koinōnia) is not merely symbolic memory but real presence and union.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:16
“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the Blood of Christ?” What do you say, O blessed Paul? When you would appeal to the hearer's reverence, when you are making mention of awful mysteries, do you give the title of “cup of blessing” to that fearful and most tremendous cup? “Yea,” says he; “and no mean title is that which was spoken. For when I call it 'blessing,' I mean thanksgiving, and when I call it thanksgiving I unfold all the treasure of God's…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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