1 Corinthians 11:25

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, recounting the words Jesus spoke during the Last Supper. He records Jesus taking the cup after the meal to institute a practice for the community.

The words — The Greek term ποτὴριον (potērion) denotes the physical cup, while ὡσαύτως (hōsautōs) links this action directly to the preceding bread ritual. The text records Jesus declaring the cup represents the new covenant established through His blood.

The thread — This institution appears in Luke 22:20 and is referenced theologically in Hebrews 9:15 and Hebrews 13:20. Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 11:26 immediately follows by explaining that the repeated practice proclaims the Lord’s death until His return.

Why it lands — The text commands the community to repeatedly drink from the cup as a deliberate act of remembering Jesus. It requires ongoing participation in the ritual rather than a single historical observation.

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The Greek words

King James Version

After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

Cross-references

Luke 22:20 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
Hebrews 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
2 Corinthians 3:6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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?
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
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.