Luke the beloved physician wrote, “when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come”, and in chapter twenty-two and verse nineteen of his book Luke shared how Jesus, “took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it unto them, saying, this is my body which is given for you” where we read:
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying,
This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
The verse reads, “And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, ...” Luke began with the words, “and he took bread” or “and Jesus lay hold of and procured food composed of flour mixed with water and baked”, “and gave thanks” which means “and expressed gratitude or said grace”, “and broke it” or “and tore or divided the bread”, “and gave unto them” which means “and granted, bestowed, furnished and supplied to His disciples”, “saying” or “uttering, declaring and proclaiming” the following words. Luke shared how Jesus took some “bread”, divided it, expressed gratitude and furnished His disciples with it while “proclaiming” the following words.
The verse continues, “... This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” Luke added the words, “this is my body” or “this bread exists as my, Jesus', physical body or corpse” “which is given for you” which means “that is granted, bestowed, furnished and supplied on behalf of His disciples”: “this do” or “produce, make ready and perform this act” “in remembrance of me” which means “in recollection of Jesus”. Luke shared how Jesus instructed His disciples that the “bread” represented His “physical body” which was “broken” for them, and every time they took of this “bread”, they were to “remember” Him.
When we think through Luke's words in this verse, we discover another part of the “Blessed Sacrament or Eucharist” initiated by Jesus. After taking the “bread”, He broke it, blessed it and distributed it to His disciples. When Jesus' disciples received the “broken bread” from Jesus, they were to “remember” what He was about to do for them. Jesus was to be arrested, beaten, scourged, ridiculed and eventually crucified for the sins of the world. In other words, Jesus' body was to be “broken” for all mankind, and anyone who believes and trusts in Him will be forgiven for their sins and receive everlasting life with God.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus says, “this cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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