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NASB | 1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 10:16 Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord's Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.] |
Bible Question: How can the idea that the bread and cup are only symbolic be supported in light of this verse? |
Bible Answer: Mt 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. Mt 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; Mt 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Christ told them here that the bread and wine WERE His body and blood. Obviously, since He was with them, this was symbolic of His body and blood. It is the same teaching as the passage you have presented. Symbolically, we have shared in the body and blood of Christ by "remembering" His death through the supper. God bless. |