Luke 22:19

Luke 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
• New International Version (NIV)And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

Context of Luke 22:19

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.” And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. 21But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table.

Luke 22:19 word by word

Καὶ λαβὼν ἄρτον εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διδόμενον· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.Read the interlinear

• And when He had takenλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• givenεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• He brokeκλάωklaō · to breakG2806
• it and gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• it to them, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• is My bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• for you; doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• in remembranceἀνάμνησιςanamnēsis · remembranceG364

Cross-references for Luke 22:19

• Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
• Mark 14:22While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:16Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
• 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
• Luke 22:17And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves;
• Luke 24:30When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.
• John 6:23There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• Luke 22:20And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
• Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one and the same.
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.’
• Daniel 2:38and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
• Daniel 4:22it is you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your majesty has become great and reached to the sky and your dominion to the end of the earth.
• Zechariah 5:7(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
• Galatians 4:25Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

Commentaries on Luke 22:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Took bread - See the nature and design of the Lord's Supper explained in the notes on Matthew 26:26-29; (note). This do in remembrance of me - That the Jews, in eating the passover, did it to represent the sufferings of the Messiah, as evident from the tract Pesachim, fol. 119, quoted by Schoettgen. Why do we call this the great hallel? (i.e. the hymn composed of several psalms, which they sung after the paschal supper). Ans. Because in it these five…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19See the notes at Matthew 26:26-28.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. 7-30Jesus celebrated the traditional Jewish Passover but transformed it with reference to his own sacrificial death as the Passover lamb. He also prepared his disciples for his coming death and the leadership role they would assume over his church.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 22:19

• Jesus, the Christ
• Memorial
• Passover
• Prayer
• Symbols and Similitudes
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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