Luke 22:17
And having taken the chalice, he gave thanks, and said: Take, and divide it among you:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
In Context
16For I say to you, that from this time I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
18For I say to you, that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, till the kingdom of God come.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:10That when thou hast eaten, and art full, thou mayst bless the Lord thy God for the excellent land which he hath given thee.
Psalms 23:5Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!
Jeremiah 16:7And they shall not break bread among them to him that mourneth, to comfort him for the dead: neither shall they give them to drink of the cup, to comfort them for their father and mother.
Luke 22:19And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake; and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for a commemoration of me.
1 Timothy 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving:
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 →