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1 Corinthians 11:26

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
1 Corinthians 11:26 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
  • KJV For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
  • NKJV For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
  • NASB For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
  • NLT For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.

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Eating the bread and drinking the cup proclaims the Lord's death until he returns. The Supper is a continual gospel proclamation looking forward to Christ's coming.

Overview

Paul explains the meaning of the Supper: it visibly announces Christ's death and points ahead to his return. The meal looks back to the cross and forward to the consummation, holding together the church's confession of past redemption and future hope. Every observance preaches the gospel until the Lord comes again.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 15

  • Heb 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
  • Rev 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
  • John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  • Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  • 1 Jn 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
  • 2 Pet 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
  • John 21:22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
  • 2 Th 2:2–3not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.
  • 1 Th 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
  • 1 Cor 15:23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
  • Rev 20:11–12Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
  • Rev 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  • Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
  • 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  • 2 Th 1:10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

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Christ at the center

Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.

How 1 Corinthians 11:26 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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