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# The cup of blessing
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Paul is speaking of God's blessing as though it were the wine in the cup used in the ritual of the Lord's Supper. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# that we bless
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"for which we thank God"
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# is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ?
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Paul is reminding the Corinthians of what they already know, that the cup of wine that we share represents us sharing in the blood of Christ. Alternate translation: "we share in the blood of Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
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Paul is reminding the Corinthians of what they already know. Alternate translation: "We share in the body of Christ when we share bread." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# a sharing in
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"taking part in" or "equally participating with others in"
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