King James Version

1 Corinthians 11:29

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “unworthily” (ἀναξίως) before judgment here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the Lord” (τοῦ κυρίου.) after body here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forἐσθίωνesthiōnhe that eatethἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that eateth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).he that eatethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίνωνpinōndrinkethπίνω (pinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “drinketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.drinkethκρίμαkrimadamnationκρίμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “damnation”, the object formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.damnationἑαυτῷheautōto himselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.to himselfἐσθίειesthieito eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πίνειpineito drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to drink”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδιακρίνωνdiakrinōndiscerningδιακρίνω (diakrinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “discerning”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1252I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.discerningτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.body

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀναξίωςanaxiōsunworthilyἀναξίωςadverb — “unworthily”G371unworthily, in an unworthy manner.This verse uses “unworthily”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLord'sκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord's”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink — not discerning the body of the Lord.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

Young’s Literal Translation

for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink — not discerning the body of the Lord.

World English Bible

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.

Darby Translation

For [the] eater and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body.

Douay-Rheims

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.

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