As they did eat.—See Notes on Matthew 26:26-29.

Take, eat.—The latter word is missing in…

It was part of a meal. It was not a celebration. It was not a sacrifice, whether bloody or unbloody. It was simply a commemorative ceremony, of whi…

The Venerable Bede: When the rites of the old Passover were finished, He passed to the new, in order to substitute the Sacramen…

The bread Jesus took was the unleavened bread of the Passover meal. He first gave thanks. After that blessing, Jesus divided the bread and gave it …

And as they did eat The paschal lamb, and the unleavened bread, just at the conclusion of that feast: Jesus t…

The Lord's supper is food for the soul; therefore, a very little of that which is for the body, as much as will serve for a sign, is enough. It was…