The First Lord’s Supper

²⁶ As they were eating,^(A) Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples,^(B) and said, “Take and eat it; this is My body.”^{(C) 27} Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ For this is My blood that establishes the covenant;^[a] it is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.^{(D) 29} But I tell you, from this moment I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it in a new way^[b] in My Father’s kingdom^(E) with you.”

The First Lord’s Supper

²² As^(A) they were eating, He took bread,^(B) blessed and broke^(C) it, gave it to them,^(D) and said, “Take it;^[a] this is My body.”^(E)

²³ Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks,^(F) He gave it to them, and so they all drank from it. ²⁴ He said to them, “This is My blood that establishes the covenant;^[b](G) it is shed^(H) for many.^{(I) 25} I assure you:^(J) I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine^(K) until that day when I drink it in a new^(L) way^[c] in the kingdom of God.”^(M)

The First Lord’s Supper

¹⁴ When^(A) the hour came, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. ¹⁵ Then He said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you, I will not eat it again^[a] until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”^{(B) 17} Then He took a cup,^(C) and after giving thanks,^(D) He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. ¹⁸ For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹ And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is My body,^(E) which is given for you. Do this in remembrance^(F) of Me.”

²⁰ In the same way He also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant^(G) established by My blood;^(H) it is shed for you.^[b]

Warning against Idolatry

¹⁴ Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. ¹⁵ I am speaking as to wise people. Judge for yourselves what I say. ¹⁶ The cup^(A) of blessing^(B) that we give thanks for, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread^(C) that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Because there is one bread, we who are many are one^(D) body, for all of us share that one bread. ¹⁸ Look at the people of Israel.^[a] Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in what is offered on the altar?^{(E) 19} What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? ²⁰ No, but I do say that what they^[b] sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons! ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons. ²² Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?^(F)