For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
Parallel translations
- WEB for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until God’s Kingdom comes.”
- KJV For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
- NKJV for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
- NASB for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
- NLT For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
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Jesus declares He will not drink of the fruit of the vine again until God's Kingdom comes. He sets His coming death in the hope of the Kingdom's arrival.
Overview
Jesus foretells His imminent death by saying He will not drink wine again until the Kingdom comes. The statement joins sober anticipation of the cross with confident expectation of the Kingdom His sacrifice secures. It points believers forward to the joyful fellowship of the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 22
- Matt 26:29I 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.”
- Luke 22:16For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
- Isa 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Mark 14:25Truly 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.”
- Luke 21:31So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
- Col 1:13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- Mark 15:23There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
- Song 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
- Zech 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
- Mark 14:23Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
- Mark 9:1Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
- Zech 9:15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
- Isa 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
- Prov 31:6–7Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
- Acts 2:30–36But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- Judg 9:13But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
- Dan 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Isa 24:9–11They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
- Luke 9:27But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
- Matt 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Eph 5:18–19Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Ps 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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