Bible Verses about “holy communion”
The Bible contains 22 verses about holy communion across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, ‹Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.›”
“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.”
“After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, ‹This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink› [it], ‹in remembrance of me.›”
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.”
“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.”
“¶ And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
“For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.”
“‹He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.›”
“‹For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.›”
“‹This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.›”
“‹As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.›”
“Then Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.›”
“‹Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.›”
“But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
“‹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.›”
“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, ‹This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.›”
“¶ 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.›”
“‹For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.›”
“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, ‹This cup› [is] ‹the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.›”
“And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, ‹Drink ye all of it;›”
“And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.”
“‹For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.›”