Luke 22:20 - This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you

In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood."

Luke 22:20

Commentary

This cup is the new covenant: The wine of the Lord's Supper depicts the giving of life, a sacrifice of blood, which inaugurates the New Covenant for those who respond to Jesus' offer of salvation (Heb. 8:8, 13; 9:11-28). This is the strongest substitutionary image in the Gospel of Luke: Jesus died on the cross in our place and for our sins (Acts 20:28).

Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson's new illustrated Bible commentary (Lk 22:20). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

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A testament is a covenant, a God-initiated and God-fulfilled arrangement that results in the reconciliation of people to Himself.

King James Version study Bible . 1997, c1988 (electronic ed.) (Lk 22:20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Luke 22:19 - This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."

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.

And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

Luke 22:19

Commentary

The Lord Jesus instituted this sacred memorial so that His followers down through the centuries would thus remember Him in His death. He first of all gave them bread, a symbol of His body which would shortly be given for them.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Lk 22:19). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Did you know?

The term the Lord's Supper is used only in 1 Corinthians 11:20. The practice is also known as Communion (from 1 Cor. 10:16), the Lord's Table (from 1 Cor. 10:21), and the Eucharist (from the Greek word for "giving thanks"; Luke 22:17, 19; 1 Cor. 11:24). The expression breaking of bread (Acts 2:42, 46; 20:7, 11) probably refers to receiving the Lord's Supper with a common meal known as the love feast (2 Pet. 2:13; Jude 12).

Hayford, J. W., & Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1995). Hayford's Bible handbook. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.