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But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Que chacun donc s'éprouve soi-même, et qu'ainsi il mange du pain et boive de la coupe;

KJV

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    l sin; or because he neglects to examine his conscience, which is opposed to what the Apostle says ( 1 Cor. 11:28 ): "Let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice." And in this way nevertheless the sinner who receives Christ's body commits s…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    ed that man should approach this sacrament with devotion and previous self-examination, according to 1 Cor. 11:28 : "Let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice." But this is not possible for those who are devoid of reason. Therefore this s…
  • Patrologia Orientalis — Various

    Patrologia Orientalis (vol 17)

    — 4. οὗτος A. — 5. διχδικαιοσύνην Α. --- 6. οἰχεῖ — ἐχ νεχρῶν om. A — 7. χράζων A. — 8. ἀδθά A. a) I Cor. 11, 10-42. — b) Rom. vın, 9-11. — c. 637, A. Verba sunt Ioannis, xv, 26. — f) Ibid., e) Gal. ıv, 6. — d) Tit. Π|, 5. - 6) Ρ. 6., t. 3, e. 641, Ὁ. 9 -- ᾿ πηγαία θεότη…

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