Bible Verses About Holy Communion
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for holy communion, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,161 votes, led by John 6:53-58. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Holy Communion
John 6:53-58953 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 11:26861 votes
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
1 Corinthians 11:24-27818 votes
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.
Luke 22:19-20731 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 11:28532 votes
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
Matthew 26:26-28418 votes
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.
John 6:53385 votes
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.
Acts 2:42326 votes
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
1 Corinthians 11:27-29290 votes
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.
John 6:51288 votes
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.
Isaiah 53:5208 votes
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.
John 6:33207 votes
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Luke 24:30166 votes
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luke 22:19158 votes
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.
Acts 20:7148 votes
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
2 Timothy 3:1-17128 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
John 8:12113 votes
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 3:1699 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 4:1489 votes
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Hebrews 10:2289 votes
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Exodus 12:1-5186 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Corinthians 13:1478 votes
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
1 Corinthians 10:1677 votes
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?
Ephesians 6:10-1874 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Corinthians 10:1771 votes
For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
What does the Bible say about holy communion?
Readers most often cite John 6:53-58 on the subject of holy communion. Across 10,161 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 11:26, 1 Corinthians 11:24-27, Luke 22:19-20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.