Matthew 26:29

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples during the Passover meal, immediately after identifying the cup as his blood of the covenant (26:28) and before they sing a hymn and leave for the Mount of Olives (26:30).

The words — οὐ μὴ (ou mē), a double negative, marks the strongest form of denial in Greek: "certainly not."

The thread — Mark 14:25 gives the parallel. Hebrews 12:2 frames the cross as endured for a joy set before him; Revelation 7:17 pictures the Lamb leading to springs of living water.

Why it lands — It places the reader inside the gap between two meals, a period defined by absence rather than presence. The verse asks the reader to hold that "not yet" without resolving it into comfort.

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The Greek words

King James Version

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

Cross-references

Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Mark 14:25 Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
Psalms 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Luke 22:15 And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
Luke 22:29 And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
John 17:13 But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
Acts 10:41 not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.