1 Corinthians 11:24

And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me.

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In The King James Version

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

In Context

23For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,

25In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:14And this day is to be kept in your memories: you are to keep it as a feast to the Lord through all your generations, as an order for ever.

Psalms 22:26\22:25\My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

Psalms 111:4Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.

Song of Solomon 1:4Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.

Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain will the Lord of armies make for all peoples a feast of good things, a feast of wines long stored, of good things sweet to the taste, of wines long kept and tested.

Isaiah 55:1Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:24-34

Design of the Lord's Supper. ( a. d. 57.) 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as… Read the whole commentary →

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