Matthew 26:26

World English Bible (2000)

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

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  • Matt 14:19 : 19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
  • 1 Cor 11:23-29 : 23 For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread. 24 When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." 25 In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body.
  • 1 Cor 10:16-17 : 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, isn't it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn't it a sharing of the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.
  • Mark 6:41 : 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
  • Mark 14:22-25 : 22 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body." 23 He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it. 24 He said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it anew in the Kingdom of God."
  • Luke 22:18-20 : 18 for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes." 19 He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me." 20 Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
  • Luke 24:30 : 30 It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.
  • John 6:33-35 : 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." 34 They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread." 35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
  • John 6:47-58 : 47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." 52 The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves. 54 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me. 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."
  • Acts 2:46 : 46 Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
  • Acts 20:7 : 7 On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.
  • 1 Cor 10:4 : 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
  • Ezek 5:4-5 : 4 Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her.
  • Gal 4:24-25 : 24 These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar. 25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

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  • Mark 14:22-24
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    22As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body."

    23He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it.

    24He said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

  • Luke 22:19-21
    3 verses
    89%

    19He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."

    20Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

    21But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.

  • 1 Cor 11:23-27
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    88%

    23For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

    24When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me."

    25In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me."

    26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

    27Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

  • Matt 26:27-28
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    27He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, "All of you drink it,

    28for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.

  • Luke 24:30
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    30It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

  • Luke 22:14-17
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    14When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

    15He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

    16for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."

    17He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves,

  • Matt 26:17-21
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    17Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

    18He said, "Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples."'"

    19The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.

    20Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

    21As they were eating, he said, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me."

  • Luke 24:43
    77%

    43He took them, and ate in front of them.

  • Acts 27:35-36
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    35When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

    36Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

  • Matt 15:36
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    36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

  • 1 Cor 10:16-17
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    16The cup of blessing which we bless, isn't it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn't it a sharing of the body of Christ?

    17Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.

  • John 21:13
    76%

    13Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.

  • Matt 14:19-20
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    19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

    20They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

  • John 6:11
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    11Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired.

  • Mark 14:18
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    18As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me--he who eats with me."

  • Luke 9:16
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    16He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

  • Matt 26:25
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    25Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."

  • Mark 8:6
    75%

    6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

  • John 6:50-51
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    50This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

    51I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

  • Mark 6:41
    74%

    41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

  • Luke 24:35
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    35They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

  • Matt 26:1
    73%

    1It happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples,

  • Luke 6:4
    72%

    4how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • John 6:55
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    55For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

  • John 4:31
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    31In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

  • John 6:58
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    58This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."

  • Matt 26:23
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    23He answered, "He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.

  • John 13:26
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  • John 6:53
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    53Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

  • 1 Cor 11:29
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    29For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body.