Luke 22:16

Luke 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
• New International Version (NIV)For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

Context of Luke 22:16

14When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. 15And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; 18for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

Luke 22:16 word by word

λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ φάγω αὐτὸ ἕως ὅτου πληρωθῇ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

• for I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to you, I shall neverοὐou · noG3756
• to you, I shall neverμήmē · notG3361
• againοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• it is fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• in the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 22:16

• Luke 22:18for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Luke 12:37Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.
• Luke 14:15When one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
• John 6:27Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.”
• Acts 10:41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
• Hebrews 10:1For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near.
• Revelation 19:9Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.”

Commentaries on Luke 22:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God - That is, until that of which the passover is a type is fulfilled in my death, through which the kingdom of God, or of heaven, (See Matthew 3:2;), shall be established among men.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Until it be fulfilled - See the notes at Matthew 26:29.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-18Verses 7-18 Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of the Lord's supper. Those who go upon Christ's word, need not fear disappointment. According to the orders given them, the disciples got all ready for the passover. Jesus bids this passover welcome. He desired it, though he knew his sufferings would follow, because it was in order to his Father's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God: This celebration pointed forward to the messianic banquet, the great feast in God’s kingdom (see 14:1–24). The death of Jesus as the true Passover lamb established the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 5:7). During his earthly ministry, Jesus began God’s saving rule, and God’s kingdom will be fully completed when he returns.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. the hour--about six P.M. Between three and this hour the lamb was killed (Ex 12:6, Margin)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:16

• Jesus, the Christ
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• God
• Kingdom of God
• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Reckon
• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)

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