The Lord’s Supper^(A)

¹⁴ When the ·time [hour] came, Jesus and the apostles ·were sitting at the table [^Lreclined; ^Cthe posture at a formal meal; see 7:36]. ¹⁵ He said to them, “I wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ [^LFor I tell you] I will not eat another Passover meal until it is ·given its true meaning [^Lfulfilled] in the kingdom of God.”

¹⁷ Then Jesus took a cup, gave thanks, and said, “Take this cup and share it among yourselves. ¹⁸ [^LFor I tell you] I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine [^Cwine] until God’s kingdom comes.”

¹⁹ Then Jesus took some bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to the apostles, saying, “This is my body,^[a] which I am giving for you. Do this ·to remember [as a memorial to; ^Tin remembrance of] me.” ²⁰ In the same way, after ·supper [they had eaten], Jesus took the cup and said, “·This cup [or This cup that is poured out…] is the new ·agreement [covenant; ^Ca binding relationship between God and his people; Jer. 31:31–34] ·that begins with [that is established by; or that is sealed with; ^Lin] my blood, which is poured out for you [^Cinterpreters differ as to whether it is the “cup” or the “blood” that Jesus says is “poured out”].