27 ^aWhoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord ^bin an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning ^cthe body and blood of the Lord. 28 ^dLet a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some ^ehave died.¹ 31 ^fBut if we judged² ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, ^gwe are disciplined³ so that we may not be ^hcondemned along with the world.

33 So then, my brothers,⁴ when you come together to eat, wait for⁵ one another— 34 ⁱif anyone is hungry, ^jlet him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things ^kI will give directions ^lwhen I come.