14 Bible Verses about The Eucharist
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And in the first of the unleavened loaves, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou we should prepare for thee to eat the pascha? And he said, Retire ye into the city, to a certain person, and say to him, The teacher says, My time is near; with thee do I the pascha with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them: and they prepared the passover.read more.
And it being evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And they eating, he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up. And they being greatly grieved, began each of them to say to him, Far from it am I, O Lord: And he having answered, said, He having dipped with me the hand in the small dish, the same shall deliver me up. Truly the Son of man retires as has been written concerning him; and woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up! it was good for him if that man had not been born. And Judas delivering him up, having answered, said, Far from it, am I, Rabbi? He said to him, Thou hast said. And they eating, Jesus, having taken the bread and praised, brake and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And having taken the cup, and given thanks, he gave to them, saying, Drink of it all ye. For this is my blood, that of the new covenant, having been poured out for many, for the remission of sins. And I say to you, that I drink not from henceforth of this fruit of the vine, even till that day when I drink it new with you, in the kingdom of my Father. And having sung, they went forth to the mount of Olives.
And they eating, Jesus having taken bread, having praised, brake, and gave them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And having taken the cup, having returned thanks, he gave them: and they all drank of it. And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the new covenant, being poured out for many.
Then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank before thee, and thou didst teach in our streets.
Having taken the bread, and returned thanks, he brake, and gave them, saying, This is my body given for you: this do ye for my remembrance. Likewise also the cup after supping, saying, This the cup, the new covenant in my blood, poured out for you:
And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he coming to me should not hunger; and he believing in me should not thirst.
I am the living bread which having come down from heaven: if any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and also the bread which I shall give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.
Then said Jesus to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves. He chewing my flesh, and drinking my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink.read more.
He chewing my flesh, and drinking my blood, remains in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live through the Father: also he chewing me, the same also shall live through me.
And before the feast of the pascha, Jesus knowing that his hour had come that he should pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world, he loved them to the end. And supper having been, the devil having already cast into the heart of Judas Iscariot, of Simon, that he should deliver him up; Jesus knowing that the Father has given all things to him into the hands, and that he came out from God, and retired to God;read more.
He arises from supper, and lays down the garments; and having taken a linen cloth, he girded himself.
And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
And in the day persevering unanimously in the temple, and breaking bread in the house, they partook of food with lively joy and simplicity of heart, Praising God, and having favor with the whole people. And in the day the Lord added the saved to the church.
And in one of the sabbaths, the disciples having been assembled together to break bread, Paul conversed with them being about to go forth the morrow; and he continued the word until midnight.
The cup of praise which we praise, is it not the mutual participation of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the mutual participation of the body of Christ? That, one bread, one body, we are many: for we all partake of one bread.
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?
Therefore ye coming together upon the same, it is not to eat the Lord's supper. For each takes his own supper in eating: and one is truly hungry, and one is intoxicated. For, have ye not houses for eating and drinking? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them not having? What should I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise not.read more.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night which he was delivered up, took bread: And having given thanks, he brake, and said, Take ye, eat; this is my body, broken for you: this do ye for my remembrance. Likewise the cup also, after supping, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do ye, as often as ye drink, for my remembrance. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye announce the Lord's death till he come. Therefore whoever should eat this bread, and drink the cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be liable to the penalty of the body and blood of the Lord. And let a man try himself, and so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. For he eating and drinking unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this many among you weak and sick, and enough are asleep. For if we examined ourselves, we should not be judged. And being judged, we are corrected of the Lord, lest we be condemned with the world. Therefore, my brethren, coming together to eat, succeed one another. And if any hunger, let him eat in the house; lest ye come together for judgment. And the rest when I come I will regulate.


