Bible Verses About Closed Communion

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Direct passage for judgment when eating and drinking unworthily.

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.

Direct passage for guilt in unworthy reception.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

passage for communion as participation in Christ's body and blood.

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

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Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

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And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

passage for table fellowship with the Lord versus demons.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

passage for proclaiming the Lord's death in the meal.

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.

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This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of their's, every meat offering of their's, and every sin offering of their's, and every trespass offering of their's which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

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Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

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But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

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Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

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And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

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In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

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For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

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Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

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Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

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For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

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For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

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One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

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For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Direct passage for one bread and one body.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

passage for one Spirit and one body, helpful background.

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

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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.

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Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

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How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

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If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

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We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

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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.

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