He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among yourselves,
Parallel Translations
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He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among yourselves,
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And he toke the cup and gave thankes and sayde. Take this and devyde it amonge you.
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And hee tooke the cup, and gaue thankes, and said, Take this, and deuide it among you,
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Luke 22:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.
- Luke 22:19 He 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.”
- Deuteronomy 8:10 You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.
- Jeremiah 16:7 Men 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 9:16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
- Romans 14:6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.
- 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving. For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
- 1 Samuel 9:13 As soon as you have come into the city, you will immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you will find him.”
- Psalms 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks,…
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
Ver. 17. And he took the cup] The cup of the common supper, Joh 13:2-3.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For I say unto you, I will not drink…
For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine,.... That is, wine; see the blessing at the passover cup in the notes on the preceding verse:
until the kingdom of God shall come; with power, as in Mar 9:1 in the resurrection of Christ from the dead; in his exaltation and session at God's right hand; in the pouring forth of the Spirit on the apostles; in the conversion of great multitudes, both in Judea, and in the Gentile world; in the destruction of the Jews; in the latter day glory; and in the ultimate state of happiness and bliss in the world to come. The Ethiopic version reads, "until I drink it new in the kingdom of God"; as in Mar 14:25.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And he took the cup - That cup which…
And he took the cup - That cup which used to be brought at the beginning of the paschal solemnity, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I will not drink - As if he had said, Do not expect me to drink of it: I will drink no more before I die.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. He took the cup] This was not…
Verse 17. He took the cup] This was not the sacramental cup, for that was taken after supper, Lu 22:20, but was the cup which was ordinarily taken before supper.
Divide it among yourselves] Pass the cup from one to another; thus the cup which Christ gave to the first person on his right hand continued to be handed from one to another, till it came to the last person on his left.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And he took the cup and gave thanks -…
And he took the cup and gave thanks - This was not the “sacramental” cup, for that was taken “after” supper, Luk 22:20. This was one of the cups which were usually taken during the celebration of the Passover, and pertained to that observance. “After” he had kept this in the usual manner, he instituted the supper which bears his name, using the bread and wine which had been prepared for the Passover, and thus ingrafted the Lord’s Supper on the Passover, or superseded the Passover by another ordinance, which was intended to be perpetual.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Taken the chalice. This is not the chalice of…
Taken the chalice. This is not the chalice of his blood, (the latter is spoken of ver. 20, and 1 Corinthians xi. 25.) but it is the cup which the master of the repast blessed with ceremony, then drank of it, and gave it to all the guests. The modern Jews still observe this custom; not only on the Pasch, but on all other great feasts. The father of the family pours wine into a cup, takes it in his right hand, elevates it, blesses it, tastes, and gives it round to the invited. Our Saviour on this occasion complies with the custom;; and after supper takes the chalice, which he converts into his own blood. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain took the cup--the first of several partaken of in…
took the cup--the first of several partaken of in this service.
divide it among, &c.--that is, It is to be your last as well as Mine, "until the Kingdom of God come," or as it is beautifully given in Mat 26:29, "until that day when I shall drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." It was the point of transition between two economies and their two great festivals, the one about to close for ever, the other immediately to open and run its majestic career until from earth it be transferred to heaven.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. And he took the cup—The passover cup.
17. And he took the cup—The passover cup.
Divide it among yourselves— He drank it not himself.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. he took the cup, and gave thanks] Literally,…
17. he took the cup, and gave thanks] Literally, “and after receiving the cup, and giving thanks.” From eucharistein comes our word Eucharist.
The main customs of the Jewish Passover are as follows:—(1) Each drinks a cup of wine—‘the cup of consecration’—over which the master of the house pronounces a blessing. (2) Hands are washed, and a table carried in, on which are placed bitter herbs, cakes of unleavened bread, the Charoseth (a dish made of dates, raisins, and vinegar), the paschal lamb, and the flesh of the Chagigah or feast-offering. (3) The father dips a morsel of unleavened bread and bitter herbs, about the size of an olive, in the Charoseth, eats it with a benediction, and distributes a similar ‘sop’ to all present. (4) A second cup of wine is poured out, and the youngest present asks the meaning of the service, to which the father replies. (5) The first part of the Hallel (Psalms 107—114) is sung. (6) Grace is said, and a benediction again pronounced; after which the father distributes bitter herbs and unleavened bread dipped in the Charoseth. (7) The Paschal lamb is eaten, and a third cup of wine handed round. (8) After another thanksgiving, a fourth cup—the cup of joy—is drunk. (9) The rest of the Hallel (Psalms 115-118.) is sung.
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The cup mentioned in this verse has been supposed to be the third cup of wine in the Jewish ceremonial; and the actual chalice of the Eucharist (the “cup of blessing,” 1Co_10:16, Cos ha-Berachah) is identified with the fourth cup. We also see in the Last Supper the benediction, and possibly the Hallel (Mat_26:30). But (1) the identifications are somewhat precarious. (2) There is no certainty that the “Sacrificial Passover” thus observed by the Jews was identical in ceremonial with the “Memorial Passover” which now alone they are able to observe.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Take this, and divide it among yourselves.—The cup…
(17) Take this, and divide it among yourselves.—The cup was probably the first of the three cups of wine, or wine mingled with water, which Jewish custom had added to the ritual of the Passover. As being a distinct act from that of Luk_22:20, it is natural to infer that it had a distinct symbolic meaning. Looking to the fact that wine is partly the symbol, partly the antithesis, of spiritual energy in its highest form (comp. Zec_9:17; Act_2:13; Eph_5:18), and to the re-appearance of the same somewhat exceptional word for “divide,” in the tongues “parted, or divided, or distributed” (“cloven” is a mistranslation), in Act_2:3, we may see in this cup the symbol of the bestowal of the spiritual powers which each of the disciples was to receive, according to the gift of the self-same Spirit, who “divideth to every man severally as He will” (the Greek word in 1Co_12:11 is, however, different, though expressing the same thought), just as the second was the pledge of a yet closer fellowship with His own divine life.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 took a cup
took a cup
"picked up a cup of wine"
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when he had given thanks
"when he had given thanks to God"
he said
"he said to his apostles"
share it among yourselves
They were to share the contents of the cup, and not the cup itself. AT: "share the wine in the cup among yourselves" or "each of you drink some of the wine from the cup" (See: Metonymy)
For I say to you
This phrase is used to emphasize the importance of what Jesus will say next.
fruit of the vine
This refers to the juice that is squeezed from the grapes that grow on grapevines. Wine is made from fermented grape juice.
until the kingdom of God comes
"until God establishes his kingdom" or "until God rules in his kingdom"
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fruit
vine
kingdom of God
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:17 he took a cup of wine: The traditional…
22:17 he took a cup of wine: The traditional Passover celebration used four cups of wine—at the opening benediction, after the Passover explanation, after the meal, and after a concluding psalm. This was probably the first cup that introduced the ceremony.
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