Mark 14:22-26 – The Institution of the Lord’s Supper


James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Communion of the Apostles (La communion des apôtres), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (24 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.223 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.223_PS1.jpg)

And as they were eating, having taken and blessed (God for )the bread he broke it: and gave it to them, and said:

‘Take, this is my body.’

And having taken the cup and given thanks (for it), he gave it to them and all of them drank from it, and he said to them:

‘This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.’

‘Truly I say to you, that I will never drink again from the fruit of the vine,
until that day when I will drink it, new, in the Kingdom of God.’

And having sung, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Lord, you have given me so much,
I ask for one more thing –
a grateful heart.

George Herbert

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