For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
Parallel translations
- WEB For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.
- KJV 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:
- NKJV For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
- NASB For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread;
- NLT For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
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Quick answer
Paul recounts the tradition he received from the Lord about the Supper, beginning with Jesus taking bread on the night of his betrayal. The Supper rests on Christ's own institution.
Overview
Paul grounds the Lord's Supper in authoritative tradition traced back to the Lord himself, recalling the Last Supper. The mention of Jesus' betrayal sets the meal in the context of his sacrificial death. By rehearsing the institution, Paul reminds the Corinthians that the Supper is holy because Christ established it and gave it its meaning.
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- Luke 22:19–20And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
- Matt 26:26–28While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
- 1 Cor 11:23–25For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
- Mark 14:22–24While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
- 1 Cor 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- 1 Th 4:2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
- Gal 1:11–12For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
- Deut 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Matt 26:17On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- Gal 1:1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
- Acts 20:7On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
- Matt 26:2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- Matt 26:34“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
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