Luke 22:17
He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this and share it amongst yourselves,
World English Bible British
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 tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:10You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.
Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Jeremiah 16:7Men won’t break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Men won’t give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Luke 22:19He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.”
1 Timothy 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it 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 →