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John 18:11
New Catholic Bible
John 18:11
New Catholic Bible
11 Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its scabbard! Am I not to drink the cup[a] that the Father has given me?”
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- John 18:11 Cup: symbol of a person’s calling and, above all, of his tragic destiny (“lots” were shaken in a cup); here it signifies the bitter hour of the Passion (see Mt 22:39).