Luke 22:20

Luke 22:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
• New International Version (NIV)In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.

Context of Luke 22:20

18I can guarantee that from now on I won’t drink this wine until God’s kingdom comes.” 19Then Jesus took bread and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, “This is my body, which is given up for you. Do this to remember me.” When supper was over, he did the same with the cup. He said, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new promise made with my blood.” 21“The hand of the one who will betray me is with me on the table. 22The Son of Man is going to die the way it has been planned for him. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays him.”

Luke 22:20 word by word

καὶ τὸ ποτήριον ὡσαύτως μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι λέγων· τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐν τῷ αἵματί μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐκχυννόμενον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōs · likewiseG5615
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• supperδειπνέωdeipneō · to dineG1172
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
• testamentδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• is shedἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Luke 22:20

• Exodus 24:8Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, “Here is the blood which seals the promise that the Lord has made to you based on everything you have just heard.”
• Zechariah 9:11I will set your captives free from the waterless pit because of the blood that sealed my promise to you.
• 1 Corinthians 10:16When we bless the cup of blessing aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? When we break the bread aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?
• 1 Corinthians 11:25When supper was over, he did the same with the cup. He said, “This cup is the new promise made with my blood. Every time you drink from it, do it to remember me.”
• Hebrews 8:6Jesus has been given a priestly work that is superior to the Levitical priests’ work. He also brings a better promise from God that is based on better guarantees.
• Hebrews 9:17A will is used only after a person is dead because it goes into effect only when a person dies.
• Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brings the new promise from God, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better message than Abel’s.
• Hebrews 13:20The God of peace brought the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, back to life through the blood of an eternal promise.

Commentaries on Luke 22:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20This cup is the new testament in my blood - Perhaps it might be better to paraphrase the passage thus: This cup which is poured out for you, signifies the blood of the new covenant, which is shortly to be ratified in (or by) the shedding of my blood. Or, This cup is the new covenant, poured out for you with my blood: - that is, the paschal sacrifice and my sacrifice happen together. But see Kypke. It does not appear that our Lord handed either the bread…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-20Verses 19-20 The Lord's supper is a sign or memorial of Christ already come, who by dying delivered us; his death is in special manner set before us in that ordinance, by which we are reminded of it. The breaking of Christ's body as a sacrifice for us, is therein brought to our remembrance by the breaking of bread. Nothing can be more nourishing and satisfying to the soul, than the doctrine of Christ's making atonement for sin, and the assurance of an…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20In the Old Testament, God confirmed his covenants with the blood of a sacrifice (Genesis 15:9–10; Exodus 24:8). The death of Jesus established the new covenant that God had promised to his people (Jeremiah 31:31–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-387. the day of unleavened bread--strictly the fifteenth Nisan (part of our March and April) after the paschal lamb was killed; but here, the fourteenth (Thursday). Into the difficult questions raised on this we cannot here enter.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:20

• Atonement
• Blood
• Cup
• Jesus, the Christ
• Passover
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Testament
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• New Testament
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• Passover
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• Christ, Offices of
• Covenant, the New

Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings