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:
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.
- BSB For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night 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.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 22:19–20And 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.
- Matt 26:26–28And 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.
- 1 Cor 11:23–25For 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:
- Mark 14:22–24And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
- 1 Cor 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
- 1 Th 4:2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
- Gal 1:11–12But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
- Deut 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Matt 26:17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
- Gal 1:1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
- Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
- Matt 26:2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
- Matt 26:34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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