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19 [a](A)Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”

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  1. 22:19c–20 Which will be given…do this in memory of me: these words are omitted in some important Western text manuscripts and a few Syriac manuscripts. Other ancient text types, including the oldest papyrus manuscript of Luke dating from the late second or early third century, contain the longer reading presented here. The Lucan account of the words of institution of the Eucharist bears a close resemblance to the words of institution in the Pauline tradition (see 1 Cor 11:23–26). See also notes on Mt 26:26–29; 26:27–28; and Mk 14:22–24.

30 And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. 31 With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.

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42 (A)They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.(B)

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11 Then he returned upstairs, broke the bread, and ate; after a long conversation that lasted until daybreak, he departed.

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35 When he said this, he took bread,[a] gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.(A)

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  1. 27:35 He took bread…: the words recall the traditional language of the celebration of the Eucharist (see Lk 22:19).