Study it in the app“The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of the Messiah? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of the Messiah?”
The cupτὸ ποτήριονof blessingτῆς εὐλογίαςthatὃwe bless,εὐλογοῦμενis itἐστὶνnotοὐχὶa sharingκοινωνίαin the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςof the Messiah?τοῦ ΧριστοῦThe breadτὸν ἄρτονthatὃνwe break,κλῶμενis itἐστινnotοὐχὶa sharingκοινωνίαin the bodyτοῦ σώματοςof the Messiah?τοῦ Χριστοῦ
cup
A vessel one drinks from, like the one at the supper.
Where else “potērion” appearsblessing
The good God gives, or a generous gift.
Where else “eulogias” appearspraise
To speak well of God, give him thanks.
Where else “eulogoumen” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsnot
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appearsfellowship
Having something in common, a life joined together.
Where else “koinōnia” appearsblood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsbread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appearsbreak
Break, especially bread.
Where else “klōmen” appearsbody
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmatos” appears“The cup of blessing”: the cup over which the blessing was said at the meal.
15I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16 · This verse (above)
17Because there is one bread, we, the many, are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
