Luke 22:17
And having taken a cup, having expressed thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:10And thou shall eat and be full, and thou shall bless LORD thy God for the good land which he has given thee.
Psalms 23:5Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thou have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Jeremiah 16:7nor shall men break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead, nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Luke 22:19And after taking bread, having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to them, saying, This is my body that is given for you. Do ye this in my memory.
1 Timothy 4:4Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:8-21
The Keeping of the Passover. 7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. 8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? 10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the… Read the whole commentary →