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And he took the cup. That is, the cup of wine which they used at the feast of the Passover, called the cup of Hallel, or praise, …

He took the cup, and gave thanks — The better manuscripts omit the article, thus making it, “a cup.” In the later ritual …

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. An…

Remigius of Auxerre: The Lord, having given His disciples His Body under the element of bread

A uming this is a Pa over meal, this “cup” is probably the third, the “cup of ble ing.” Jesus again gives thanks (see comment on Lk 22:19–20). The …

Drink you all of it. As it was Christ's design to keep our faith entirely fixed on Himself, so that we might not seek anything apart from …

And he took the cup and gave thanks
For the Jews blessed, or gave thanks for their wine, as well as for their food, …

This ordinance of the Lord's supper is to us the Passover supper, by which we commemorate a much greater deliverance than that of Israel out of Egy…

Previously, the discu ion concerned the institution of a new Sacrament with respect to the Lord’s Body; here, it concerns the institution of the sa…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes