‏ 1 Corinthians 11:29

 If he discern not the body ( μη διακρινων το σωμα ). So-called conditional use of the participle, "not judging the body." Thus he eats and drinks judgment ( κριμα ) on himself. The verb  δια-κρινω is an old and common word, our

 dis-cri-minate, to distinguish. Eating the bread and drinking the wine as symbols of the Lord's body and blood in death probes one's heart to the very depths.

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