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He said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.
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A Symbol, Not a Substance
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin strongly argue that Jesus's words are symbolic. Since Jesus was physically present with His disciples, they would have understood the wine represented His blood, not that it literally became His blood. This is a common biblical figure of speech, similar to when Jesus called Himself 'the door' or 'the way'.
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19th Century
Anglican
Which is shed for many.—Better, is being shed, the participle, both here and in Saint Matthew, being in the pres…
Baptist
There was no fear of their making the mistake, which had been made by Humanists, of taking these words literally, because Jesus Christ was sitting …
The cup Jesus referred to is the third cup of the Passover meal, which was drunk after the meal was eaten. Again Jesus gave thanks (the verb is euc…
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16th Century
Protestant
This is my blood. I have already remarked that when we are told that the blood is to be shed—according to the narrative of Matthe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to them: Not after they had drank of it, but before, and as he gave it to them:
this is my…
Presbyterian
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…
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