Bible Verses For Communion
If you are preparing to take communion right now, these verses are meant to be read slowly beforehand.
Bible Verses For Communion
Every verse below is drawn from a verified King James Version text.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalms 23:5
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psalms 34:16
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms 37:25
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
Isaiah 43:26
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 16:5
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalms 30:4
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:27
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Isaiah 26:8
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Isaiah 26:19
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Isaiah 30:20
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Isaiah 30:23
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Mark 11:21
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
Romans 4:19
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
James 2:16
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:26
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Psalms 39:5
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
1 Thessalonians 4:5
Give us day by day our daily bread.
Luke 11:3
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luke 11:11
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luke 11:34
All verses are quoted from the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation.
A Verse to Read Before Communion
1 Corinthians 11:24 works well read slowly right before communion, as a deliberate act of remembrance.
It is a thread that runs through Bible Verses For Communion more than once.
If this speaks to your current situation, you may also want to read Bible Verses About Discipleship or Bible Verses About Work, both of which touch on related ground.
Every verse on this page is drawn from the King James Version, a public-domain translation available in full at Blue Letter Bible for anyone who wants to study the wider context.
It is worth returning to Bible Verses For Communion for exactly this reason.
Making the Most of Bible Verses For Communion
Consider keeping a small journal specifically for Bible Verses For Communion, noting which verse stood out on a given day and why, since the same verse often speaks differently depending on what you are facing.
Memorizing even one or two verses from Bible Verses For Communion can make them available in a moment when you do not have a Bible or this page nearby, which is often exactly when they matter most.
Sharing a specific verse from Bible Verses For Communion with someone going through a similar season is one of the simplest ways this collection has been used by other readers.
Returning to Bible Verses For Communion on a regular basis, rather than only once, often reveals something new, since the same words can land differently depending on your circumstances.
Reading Bible Verses For Communion aloud, rather than silently, is a practice some readers find helps the words settle more deeply, especially during a difficult week.
If you lead a small group or Bible study, Bible Verses For Communion can serve as a starting point for discussion, since each verse invites a natural follow-up question about how it applies practically.
For related reading, you may also find Bible Verses For Courage and Strength and Bible Verses For Prayer and Forgiveness helpful.
Some readers also return to Bible Verses For Family Unity or Bible Verses For True Love alongside this page.
If you are exploring related themes, Bible Verses For Stress and Bible Verses For Protection are worth a look.
Reading These Verses Slowly
It can help to resist the urge to read through all twenty verses in Bible Verses For Communion in one sitting. Scripture written centuries apart, in different circumstances, by different authors, tends to reward slower reading. Try picking just two or three verses at a time, reading each one twice, and sitting with it for a moment before moving on. You may notice a detail on the second reading that you missed on the first.
Why Context Still Matters
Every verse gathered in Bible Verses For Communion was originally written as part of a larger passage, letter, or narrative. Reading a single verse on its own is genuinely useful, but if one particular verse stands out to you, it is worth taking a few extra minutes to read the surrounding chapter. Context rarely changes what a verse means, but it often deepens it.
Using This Page Alongside Prayer
Some readers use Bible Verses For Communion purely as a reference, scanning for a specific verse. Others treat it as a starting point for prayer, reading one verse and then praying it back to God in their own words. Neither approach is more correct than the other; what matters is that the verse actually gets read, not just located.
Coming Back on a Hard Day
Bookmark this page if Bible Verses For Communion speaks to something you are currently facing. Verses that do not mean much to you today may become exactly what you need on a harder day next month. Scripture tends to work this way — the same words landing differently depending on where you are when you read them.
Reading With Someone Else
Consider reading through Bible Verses For Communion with a friend, spouse, or small group rather than only alone. Discussing which verse stood out to each person, and why, often surfaces angles you would not have noticed reading by yourself. Scripture read in community has a long history for exactly this reason.
A Note on the King James Version
Every verse in Bible Verses For Communion is drawn from the King James Version specifically, a translation completed in 1611 that remains one of the most widely quoted English versions of Scripture. Its language is more formal than modern translations, which some readers find adds a certain weight to familiar passages.
A Word on How These Verses Were Chosen
The twenty verses in Bible Verses For Communion were selected specifically because they speak directly to this subject, rather than only mentioning it in passing. Some are well known; others are easy to overlook on a first read through Scripture. Both kinds are included here because familiarity is not the same as relevance — a lesser-known verse can sometimes say exactly what a well-known one does not.
Reading in Order Versus Reading at Random
There is no required order for working through Bible Verses For Communion. Some readers start at the top and read straight through; others scroll until one verse catches their attention and start there instead. Both approaches work equally well, since each verse stands on its own even outside the sequence it is presented in.
When a Verse Does Not Immediately Make Sense
Not every verse in Bible Verses For Communion will land the same way on a first read. Scripture written thousands of years ago, in a very different culture, occasionally uses language or imagery that takes a moment to connect with a modern situation. If a particular verse feels unclear, reading it again after a day or two, or alongside a study Bible’s footnotes, often helps.
Using a Highlighter or Notes App
If you read Bible Verses For Communion in a physical Bible rather than only on this page, consider marking the verses that stand out with a pencil, highlighter, or a note in a Bible app. Building a personal record of which verses have mattered to you, and when, turns a one-time reading into something you can return to years later.
A Final Practical Note
If you found Bible Verses For Communion through a search for something specific, it is worth bookmarking this page rather than relying on finding it again the same way. Search results change, but a saved page stays put, and Scripture on this particular subject tends to be needed more than once, not only in the moment you first went looking for it.
Passing This Along
If Bible Verses For Communion has been useful to you, consider passing the link along to someone else who might need it. Many readers first find a specific verse collection like this one because someone shared it with them directly, rather than through a search engine, and that simple act of sharing is often what makes a page like this genuinely useful rather than just accurate.
One Last Thought
Scripture collections like Bible Verses For Communion work best as a returning place, not a one-time stop. The verses here will still be accurate and still be relevant the next time you need them, whether that is tomorrow or a year from now, which is precisely the point of gathering them together in one place rather than leaving you to search for each one individually.
Why Twenty Verses
Twenty verses is enough to give a genuine sense of how often Scripture returns to this subject, without becoming so long that no single verse gets the attention it deserves. Shorter lists risk missing important passages; much longer ones risk turning into a list nobody actually reads all the way through.
A Note for First-Time Readers
If this is the first time you have looked specifically for Bible Verses For Communion, welcome. You do not need any particular background or prior Bible knowledge to read what is here — each verse is presented with its reference so you can look up more context whenever you want it.
Revisiting This Page Later
Search engines and browser history are not always reliable ways to find a page again later. If Bible Verses For Communion has been useful today, it may be worth saving the link directly, since the same collection tends to be useful again in a future season you cannot predict right now.
Verses Worth Rereading
A handful of verses in Bible Verses For Communion tend to stand out more than the rest on repeated reading, though which ones stand out often differs from person to person. There is no wrong choice here — the verse that matters most is usually the one that speaks directly to whatever you are carrying at the time you read it.
Readers exploring this topic may also value Bible Verses About Faith or Bible Verses For Motivation.
If you want to compare these verses across other translations, Bible Gateway offers a free side-by-side reading tool.
For verse-by-verse commentary and cross-references, Bible Hub is a genuinely useful free resource.
Final Thoughts
Return to this verse each time you prepare to take communion.