Luke 22:16
For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
In Context
15And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;
17And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves;
Cross References
Luke 14:15And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
John 6:27Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
Acts 10:41Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.
Hebrews 10:1For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.
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 →