And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.
- BSB While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
- NKJV Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
- NASB And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them.
- NLT As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.
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Quick answer
At the table Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and distributes it. The familiar actions echo his earlier ministry and become the moment of revelation.
Overview
The guest assumes the role of host, taking, blessing, breaking, and giving the bread, the same fourfold pattern seen at the feeding of the multitude and the Last Supper. These distinctive gestures stir recognition. Luke highlights how Christ is made known in the breaking of bread, a phrase rich with both ordinary fellowship and eucharistic resonance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Matt 14:19And 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 disciples to the multitude.
- Luke 24:35And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
- Luke 9:16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
- Matt 15:36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- John 6:11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
- Mark 14:22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
- Luke 22:19And 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.
- Acts 27:35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
- Mark 8:6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
- Mark 6:41And 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 among them all.
- Matt 26:26And 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.
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