Verse 22
The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”
Referenced Verses
- Matt 26:26-29 : 26 The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.” 27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying,“Drink from it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
- Mark 6:41 : 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
- Mark 14:24 : 24 He said to them,“This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many.
- Luke 22:18-20 : 18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 Then he took bread, and after giving 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.” 20 And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten, saying,“This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
- Luke 24:30 : 30 When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
- John 6:23 : 23 Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- John 6:48-58 : 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- Gen 41:26 : 26 The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. Both dreams have the same meaning.
- Matt 14:19 : 19 Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
- Zech 5:7 : 7 Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket.
- 1 Cor 10:4 : 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
- 1 Cor 10:16-17 : 16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.
- 1 Cor 11:23-29 : 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, 24 and after he had given thanks he broke it and said,“This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance 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, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27 For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.
- Gal 4:25 : 25 Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.