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Tradition of the Institution. 23 [a]For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you,(A) that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread,

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  1. 11:23–25 This is the earliest written account of the institution of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament. The narrative emphasizes Jesus’ action of self-giving (expressed in the words over the bread and the cup) and his double command to repeat his own action.