1 Corinthians 10:17

1 Corinthians 10:17

15 I speak as to ^awise men; judge for yourselves what I say.

16 ^aThe cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the¹ communion of the blood of Christ? ^bThe bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For ^awe, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

18 Observe ^aIsrael ^bafter the flesh: ^cAre not those who eat of the sacrifices¹ partakers of the altar?

19 What am I saying then? ^aThat an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles ^asacrifice ^bthey sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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One bread (eiv artov). One loaf.

Who are many (oi polloi). The many.

We all (oi pantev). We the all, the whole number, oi pantev being in apposition with the subject

we (hmeiv unexpressed).

Partake (metexomen). Have a part with or in, share in. See on I Corinthians 9:12; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 5:13 (partaking of milk).

Of the one bread (tou enov artou). Of the one loaf, the article tou referring to one loaf already mentioned.

One body (en swma). Here the mystical spiritual body of Christ as in I Corinthians 12:12 f., the spiritual kingdom or church of which Christ is head (Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 5:23).

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