1 CORINTHIANS 11:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord — to partake anaxiōs (unworthily) is to commit sacrilege against the body and blood themselves, treating the sacred gift with contempt; the connection between disrespect in the meal and guilt against Christ's very person is direct and weighty.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 11:27
“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread and drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and the Blood of the Lord.” Why so? Because he poured it out, and makes the thing appear a slaughter and no longer a sacrifice. Much therefore as they who then pierced Him, pierced Him not that they might drink but that they might shed His blood: so likewise does he that comes for it unworthily and reaps no profit thereby. Do you see how fearful he makes his…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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