Common misinterpretations include dismissing this as merely Paul's personal invention or cultural adaptation rather than a direct revelation from Christ, or isolating it from the subsequent verses to support views like transubstantiation without considering the full context of remembrance and proclamation; others wrongly use it to deny the historical reliability of the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper or to justify casual, irreverent communion practices that ignore the warning against unworthy participation in the chapter.
I Corinthians 11:23
King James Version (1769)
23 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:
This verse establishes the divine authority of the Lord's Supper tradition, as Paul declares he received it directly from the Lord Jesus and faithfully delivered it to the church, recounting the pivotal moment on the night of Christ's betrayal when he took bread, thereby grounding the ordinance in Christ's own actions and ensuring its observance as a sacred memorial passed down through apostolic witness.