1 Corinthians 11:28 (WEB)
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
Catechism · 2
“The Eucharistic assembly (synaxis), because the Eucharist is celebrated amid the assembly of the faithful, the visible expression of the Church.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Cor 11:17-34.
“For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Cor 11:27-29.
Fathers and councils · 6
Jerome
“Eating the hallowed things ignorantly; compared with 1 Cor. xi. 27, 28, of careless participation in Sacrament.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““Let a man examine himself and so let him come.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xi. 28.
Read the whole comment“Let each man examine himself, and so let him approach the body of Christ.” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Cor. xi. 28.
Read the whole comment“And again,“But let a man prove himself, and so let him come.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xi. 28.
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Tertullian
“In like manner, when treating of the gospel, we have proved from the sacrament of the bread and the cup the verity of the Lord’s body and blood in opposition to Marcion’s phantom; whilst throughout almost the whole of my work it has been contended that all…” — editor's note: Luke xxii. 15–20 and 1 Cor. xi. 23–29.
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Clement of Alexandria
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xi. 27, 28.
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