Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it anew in God’s Kingdom.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
- BSB Truly 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.”
- NKJV Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
- NASB Truly I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again, until that day when I drink it, new, in the kingdom of God.”
- NLT I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”
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Quick answer
Jesus vows not to drink wine again until the consummated kingdom. He looks past his death to the joy of restored fellowship.
Overview
Even as he faces the cross, Jesus speaks with confident hope of the coming kingdom, often pictured as a banquet. His abstinence marks the solemnity of the hour while his promise affirms certain victory beyond it. The Supper thus both remembers his death and anticipates the marriage feast of the Lamb.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Matt 26:29But I tell you that 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.”
- Ps 104:15wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
- Luke 22:16–18for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”
- Zech 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
- Joel 3:18It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters, and a fountain will flow out from Yahweh’s house, and will water the valley of Shittim.
- Luke 22:29–30I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,
- Amos 9:13–14“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the one treading grapes him who sows seed; and sweet wine will drip from the mountains, and flow from the hills.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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