1 Corinthians 10:16 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore my beloued, flee from idolatrie.

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speake as vnto them which haue vnderstanding: iugde ye what I say.

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we blesse, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we breake, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:17 For we that are many, are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.

1 Corinthians 10:18 Beholde Israel, which is after the flesh: are not they which eate of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessing", "blesse", "communion", "blood", "christ", "bread", and "breake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessing" and "blesse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "I speake as vnto them which haue..." into verse 17's "For we that are many are one...", so "blessing" and "blesse" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessing" and "blesse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.