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1 Corinthians 11:24-26
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 11:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 and after giving thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
25 In the same fashion, after the supper,[a] he also took the cup and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this in remembrance of me.” 26 And so, whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:25 After the supper: i.e., after the Passover supper. The Lord’s Supper was first celebrated by Jesus in connection with the Passover meal (see Mt 26:18-30). The cup: a symbol of the New Covenant in the blood of Jesus (Lk 22:20; see Jer 31:31-34). The Old Covenant was the Mosaic Covenant (see Ex 24:3-8).
