1 Corinthians 11:24

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples on the night He was betrayed. Paul reports this as received from the Lord and passed on to the Corinthian church.

The words — εὐχαριστήσας (eucharistēsas), "having given thanks," is the aorist participle that frames the entire act; it is the root of "Eucharist" and positions thanksgiving as the precondition to breaking the bread.

The thread — John 6:53 extends the eating-and-drinking language into a direct demand on the listener; 1 Corinthians 11:27 warns that partaking in an unworthy manner makes one guilty against the body and blood of the Lord; 1 Corinthians 10:3 describes Israel's manna as "spiritual food," a contrast Paul develops in 11:27–29.

Why it lands — The command "do this in remembrance of Me" is a directive tied to an act of memory, not a static belief; it asks the reader to participate in a repeated, embodied act of recollection.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Cross-references

John 6:53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
1 Corinthians 11:27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:3 They all ate the same spiritual food
Exodus 12:14 And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Isaiah 26:8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
Song of Solomon 5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Isaiah 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
Proverbs 9:5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.