7 Bible Verses about Cups, Literal Use
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Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them, "Have some wine."
But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.
All of King Solomon's cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon's time.
And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,
Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ's name will never lose his reward.
In the same way, he also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me."
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