Matthew 26:27
New Living Translation
27 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it,
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Matthew 26:27
English Standard Version
27 And he took a cup, and when he (A)had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,
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Matthew 26:27
Amplified Bible
27 And when He had taken a cup and [a]given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;
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- Matthew 26:27 Giving thanks consisted of two benedictions, one over the wine (“Blessed are You, Lord our God, who has created the fruit of the vine!”) and one for the return of the Feast Day with all it implied, as well as being allowed once more to witness it.
Matthew 26:27-29
The Message
The Bread and the Cup
26-29 During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to his disciples:
Take, eat.
This is my body.
Taking the cup and thanking God, he gave it to them:
Drink this, all of you.
This is my blood,
God’s new covenant poured out for many people
for the forgiveness of sins.
“I’ll not be drinking wine from this cup again until that new day when I’ll drink with you in the kingdom of my Father.”
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