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Mark 14:22

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

KJV

Καὶ ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν λαβὼν ἄρτον εὐλογήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν· λάβετε· τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου.

Greek NT

Et manducantibus illis, accepit Jesus panem : et benedicens fregit, et dedit eis, et ait : Sumite, hoc est corpus meum.

Vulgate

And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.

ASV

And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke and gave to them and said: Take ye. This is my body.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὐλογέω
eulogeo
verb · 41×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλάω
klao
verb · 14×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
ἄρτος
artos
noun · 97×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: λαβὼν | WH/NA: λαβὼν | Treg/NIV/RP: + ὁ Ἰησοῦς
  • λαβὼν — SBLGNT
  • λαβὼν — Westcott-Hort, Nestle-Aland 27
  • + ὁ Ἰησοῦς — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
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SBLGNT: Λάβετε | WH/Treg/NIV: Λάβετε | RP: + φάγετε
  • Λάβετε — SBLGNT
  • Λάβετε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + φάγετε — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1328The inexhaustible richness of this sacrament is expressed in the different names we give it. Each name evokes certain aspects of it. It is called: Eucharist, because it is an action of thanksgiving to God. the Greek words eucharistein139 and eulogein140 recall the Jewish blessings that proclaim - especially during a meal - God's works: creation, redemption, and sanctification.
§1339Jesus chose the time of Passover to fulfill what he had announced at Capernaum: giving his disciples his Body and his Blood: Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover meal for us, that we may eat it...." They went ... and prepared the passover. and when the hour came…
§1376The Council of Trent summarizes the Catholic faith by declaring: "Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly his body that he was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bre…
In the first place, the holy Synod teaches and openly and simply professes that in the august sacrament of the holy Eucharist, after the consecration of the bread and wine, our Lord Jesus Christ, true God and man, is truly, really, and substantially contained under the species of those sensible things.
Heidelberg Catechism · 2 passages
Q. How does the Lord's Supper remind you and assure you that you share in Christ's one sacrifice on the cross and in all his gifts? A. In this way: Christ has commanded me and all believers to eat this broken bread and to drink this cup. With this command he gave this promise: First, as surely as I see with my eyes the bread of the Lord broken for me and the cup given to me, so…
Q. Where does Christ promise to nourish and refresh believers with his body and blood as surely as they eat this broken bread and drink this cup? A. In the institution of the Lord's Supper: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 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. In the same way…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:16 — The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
  • 1Cor 10:16 — The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
  • 1Cor 11:23 — For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
  • 1Cor 11:23 — For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
  • Exod 39:7 — And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
  • John 6:48 — I am that bread of life.
  • Luke 22:18 — For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
  • Luke 22:19 — And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
  • Luke 24:30 — And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
  • Luke 24:30 — And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
  • Mark 6:41 — And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he am
  • Mark 14:23 — And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
  • Mark 14:24 — And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
  • Matt 14:19 — And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the di
  • Matt 26:26 — And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
  • Matt 26:26 — And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.