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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26

As they were eating. Before the supper was quite ended, and before the third cup of wine (see on Matthew 26:21 ) was drunk. Jesus took bread ( το Ì ν ἀ ì ρτον , the bread, according to the Received Text). The special unleavened cake prepared for the Paschal meal. The four accounts agree in this detail, and seem to indicate a formal action or elevation, like the wave offering in the old Law. We see here the "High Priest after the order of Melchizedek" bringing forth bread... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26-29

The institution of the Lord ' s Supper. ( Mark 14:22-25 ; Luke 22:15-20 ; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 .) The endless controversies which have gathered round the Holy Eucharist, for opposite views of the meaning and purpose of which men have fearlessly met death, render it a difficult matter to expound the text succinctly and yet with due regard to clearness and precision. If I do not expatiate upon the diverse opinions which have been held on this momentous subject, it is not because I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26-29

The Lord's Supper. We must never forget that this central ordinance of our Christian worship was instituted by our Lord himself. It is an indication of his foresight and forbearance; for it shows first that he saw we should need to be repeatedly reminded of what he is to us, and then that he condescended to help the infirmity of our wandering natures by providing the most impressive means for continually presenting the great central facts of his work before our minds and hearts. He enlists... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:27

He took the cup . Many good manuscripts have "a cup," and some modern editors omit the article; but this cup was the only one on the table at the time; so the reading matters not. This was probably the third cup at the close of the Paschal meal (see on Matthew 26:21 ). The wine of the country is what we call a red wine (compare "the blood of grapes," Genesis 49:11 ); it was mixed with a little water when used at the table. This third cup was termed "the cup of blessing" (cf. 1... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 26:26-30

See also Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:15-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25.Matthew 26:26As they were eating - As they were eating the paschal supper, near the close of the meal.Luke adds that he said, just before instituting the sacramental supper, “With desire have I desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.” This is a Hebrew manner of expression, signifying “I have greatly desired.” He had desired it, doubtless:(1)That he might institute the Lord’s Supper, to be a perpetual memorial of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:26

Matthew 26:26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread The bread, or cake, which the master of the family used to divide among them, after they had eaten the passover. This custom our Lord now transferred to a nobler use. This bread is, that is, signifies or represents, my body, according to the style of the sacred writers. Thus Genesis 40:12, The three branches are three days. Thus Galatians 4:24, St. Paul, speaking of Sarah and Hagar, says, These are the two covenants. Thus... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:27-28

Matthew 26:27-28. And he took the cup Called by the Jews the cup of thanksgiving; which the master of the family used likewise to give to each after supper. And gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this That is, of the wine which it contains. For this is my blood That is, the sign of my blood; of the new testament Whereby the new testament, or covenant, is procured or confirmed; which is shed for many Even as many as spring from Adam; for the remission of sins Namely, That... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:26-30

142. The Lord’s Supper instituted (Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:14-20)By the time of Jesus, the Jewish Passover had developed into a set form with a number of added procedures. Among the additions was a cup of wine, for which the head of the household offered a prayer of thanks (or blessing; cf. 1 Corinthians 10:16). He filled this cup and passed it among the participants, both before and after the eating of unleavened bread. The participants also sang a collection of psalms known... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:26

bread = a hard biscuit, which required to be broken. this is = this represents. See App-159 and App-6 , Figure of speech Metaphor. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:26

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.THE INSTITUTION OF THE LORD'S SUPPERThis and through Matthew 26:30 is Matthew's account of the establishment of the Lord's Supper, an event recorded by all three synoptics and by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. The four witnesses to this scene (Paul's, of course, by direct revelation) are remarkable for variation in the words of Jesus, as separately reported;... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 26:26-30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:27-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:26-30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:26

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