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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to the disciples at the meal, after supper and before identifying the betrayer. He has just given them the bread in Luke 22:19, and the betrayer is present in Luke 22:21.

The words — “potērion” means cup, and “hōsautōs” means in the same way or likewise. The cup is the object that carries the statement about Jesus’ blood.

The thread — Matthew 26:28 says the cup is Jesus’ blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins, and 1 Corinthians 11:25 repeats the cup as the new covenant in his blood. Zechariah 9:11 also speaks of release because of the blood of the covenant.

Why it lands — It asks the reader to receive the cup’s meaning: Jesus’ blood is the new covenant, poured out for the hearers. It asks for recognition of that claim, not for a sentimental response.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Cross-references

Zechariah 9:11 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Matthew 26:28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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.”
Exodus 24:8 So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
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.
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Hebrews 8:6 Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
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 9:17 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.