Mark 14:22
20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
- KJV
- And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
- WEB
- As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”
- ASV
- And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.
- DARBY
- And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, Take [this]: this is my body.
- BLB
- And [in] their eating, having taken bread, having spoken a blessing, He broke [it] and gave to them and said, “Take; this is My body.”
- ÅB
- Og mens de spiste, tok han et brød, velsignet og brøt det, gav dem og sa: Ta det! Dette er mitt legeme.
- OTB
- Mens de spiste, tok Jesus brød, og da han hadde gitt takk, brøt han det og ga det til disiplene sine, og sa: "Ta det; dette symboliserer min kropp."
- B1930
- Og mens de åt, tok han et brød, velsignet og brøt det, gav dem og sa: Ta det! Dette er mitt legeme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 26:26–29
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Read in contextMark 14:24
And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:16–17
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:23–29
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
Read in contextLuke 24:30
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Read in contextLuke 22:18–20
For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
Read in contextJohn 6:48–58
I am that bread of life.
Read in contextJohn 6:23
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
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