1 Corinthians 11:23

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.

Cross-references · 14

• Luke 22:19–20He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.”
• Matt 26:26–28As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
• 1 Cor 11:23–25For 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.
• Mark 14:22–24As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”
• 1 Cor 15:3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 1 Th 4:2For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
• Gal 1:11–12But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
• Deut 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.
• Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
• Matt 26:17Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
• Gal 1:1Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.
• Matt 26:2“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
• Matt 26:34Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

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