Matthew 26:26

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
as	Ἐσθιόντων Esthiontōn	G2068	used only in certain tenses · verb — present active participle, genitive plural masculine
they	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
eating	ἐσθίω esthíō	G2068	used only in certain tenses
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
took	λαβὼν labōn	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
bread	ἄρτον arton	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
blessed	εὐλογήσας eulogēsas	G2127	to speak well of · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
brake	ἔκλασεν, eklasen	G2806	to break (specially · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
gave	δοὺς dous	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
disciples	μαθηταῖς mathētais	G3101	a learner · noun — dative plural masculine
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Take	λάβετε labete	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
eat	φάγετε· phagete	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
body	σῶμά sōma	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — nominative singular neuter

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 11:23-29 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread…
Luke 22:18-20 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
1 Corinthians 10:16-17 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the…
John 6:33-35 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Mark 14:22-25 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
1 Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
John 6:47-58 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Acts 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow;…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:26

And as they were eating,.... The paschal lamb, and just concluding the whole solemnity, which was done by eating some of the (k) lamb: for "last of all he (that kept the passover) eats of the flesh of the passover, though it be but the quantity of an olive, and he does not taste anything after it; and at the same time he eats the quantity of an olive of unleavened bread, and does not taste anything after it; so that his meal endeth, and the savour of the flesh of the passover, or of the unleavened bread, is in his mouth; for the eating of them is the precept. So that the paschal supper was now concluded, when Christ entered upon the institution of his own supper: Jesus took bread; which l…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:26-30

Matthew 26:26-30 Matthew 26:26-30 Mark 14:22-26 Luke 22:17-20 26. And while they were eating, Jesus took bread; and when he had given thanks, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27. And having taken the cup and given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink you all of it. 28. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29. And I tell you, I will not henceforth drink [185] of the fruit of the vine, till that day when I shall drink it new with you in the kingdom of my father. 30. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mountain of Olives. 22. And while they were eating, Jesus took bre…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:26-29

The Last Supper derives its significance in part from the Jewish Passover (see Exod 12). The phases of the Jewish liturgy for Passover are as follows: (1) Festal blessing; (2) first cup (see Luke 22:17-18); (3) eating bitter herbs (see Matt 26:23 and corresponding study note); (4) eating unleavened bread (26:26; Mark 14:22); (5) second cup is mixed; (6) the Passover haggadah (reading) is given (Exod 12); (7) first part of the hallel (Pss 113–114; see study note on Pss 113–118); (8) second cup is taken; (9) blessing and eating of unleavened bread (Matt 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19); (10) the Passover lamb is eaten; (11) third cup (Matt 26:27-28; Mark 14:23-24; Luke 22:20); (12) fourth cup (s…

The Church Fathers

(Ep. 120. ad Hedib.) Thus then the Lord Jesus was at once guest and feast, the eater and the things eaten.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

This might have been so said by Judas, and answered by the Lord as not to be overheard by the rest.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Serm. 58, 3.) Not excluding the traitor even from this mystery, that it might be made manifest that Judas was provoked by no wrong, but that he had been foreknown in voluntary impiety.
— Leo the Great ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Bake — The duty of preparing bread was usually, in ancient times, committed to the females or the slaves of the family (Gen. 18:6; Lev. 26:26; 1 Sam. 8:13); but at a later period we find a class of public…
Lord’s Supper — (1 Cor. 11:20), called also “the Lord’s table” (10:21), “communion,” “cup of blessing” (10:16), and “breaking of bread” (Acts 2:42). In the early Church it was called also “eucharist,” or giving of…
Atonement, The · Commemorated in the Lord’s supper — Commemorated in the Lord’s supper
Bread · Illustrative: (When broken,) of the death of Christ — Illustrative: (When broken,) of the death of Christ
Communion Of The Lord’s Supper · Instituted — Instituted
Eucharist (The Lord’s Supper) · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Feast Of The Passover, The · The Lord’s Supper instituted at — The Lord’s Supper instituted at

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).