37 Bible Verses about communion

But let a man examine himself, and, having done that, then let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

Whoever, therefore, in an unworthy manner, eats the bread or drinks from the cup of the Lord sins against the body and blood of the Lord.

For any one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself, if he fails to estimate the body aright.

Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

If any one is hungry, let him eat at home; so that your coming together may not lead to judgement. The other matters I will deal with whenever I come.

During the meal Jesus took a Passover biscuit, blessed it and broke it. He then gave it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it: it is my body."

That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.

for it is his own supper of which each of you is in a hurry to partake, and one eats like a hungry man, while another has already drunk to excess.

For every time that you eat this bread and drink from the cup, you are proclaiming the Lord's death--until He returns.

The cup of blessing, which we bless, does it not mean a joint-participation in the blood of Christ? The loaf of bread which we break, does it not mean a joint-participation in the body of Christ?

Since there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; we, all of us, share in that one loaf.

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

and after giving thanks He broke it and said, "This is my body which is about to be broken for you. Do this in memory of me."

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

So they sang the hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

And He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, "Drink from it, all of you;

You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.

We are; for, unlike most teachers, we are not fraudulent hucksters of God's Message; but with transparent motives, as commissioned by God, in God's presence and in communion with Christ, so we speak.

and they were constant in listening to the teaching of the Apostles and in their attendance at the Communion, that is, the Breaking of the Bread, and at prayer.

In the same way, when the meal was over, He also took the cup. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant of which my blood is the pledge. Do this, every time that you drink it, in memory of me."

Therefore, brethren, when you come together for this meal, wait for one another.

You cannot drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons: you cannot be joint-partakers both in the table of the Lord and in the table of demons.

"I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst.

Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.

that which we have seen and listened to we now announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship in it with us, and this fellowship with us is fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.

If one of you has a grievance against an opponent, does he dare to go to law before irreligious men and not before God's people?

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him up on the last day.

I tell you that I will never again take the produce of the vine till that day when I shall drink the new wine with you in my Father's Kingdom."

In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast of a trumpet.