1 CORINTHIANS 11:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.”
Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink of the cup — Paul calls for self-examination (dokimazō), a testing of one's heart and conduct before participation; this is not permission to exclude others but a call to honest reckoning with one's own worthiness and readiness.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 11:28
What mean these words, when another object is proposed to us? This is Paul's custom, as also I said before, not only to treat of those things which he had proposed to himself, but also if an argument incidental to his purpose occur, to proceed upon this also with great diligence, and especially when it relates to very necessary and urgent matters. Thus, when he was discoursing with married persons, and the question about the servants fell in his way, he handled it very…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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