And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks ,.... Over it, and for it, by blessing it, and appropriating it to the present use and service: he gave it to them ; his disciples, and they all drank of it ; Judas, as well as the rest, as he bid them do; See Gill on Matthew 26:27 . read more
And he said unto them ,.... Not after they had drank of it, but before, and as he gave it to them: this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many ; in Matthew it is added, "for the remission of sins"; See Gill on Matthew 26:28 . read more
Verily I say unto you ,.... This seems, to have been said after the eating of the passover, according to Luke 22:18 , but was, in reality, not till after the Lord's supper was ended, and the last cup was drank, which was wont to be drank at the passover: I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine ; that is, wine, until that day that I drink it new ; in a figurative and mystical sense; by which are meant the joys of heaven: in the kingdom of God ; Father, Son, and Spirit,... read more
And when they had sung an hymn ,.... The Hallell, used at the passover: they went out into the Mount of Olives ; Christ, and eleven of his disciples; for Judas now separated from them, and went to the chief priests to acquaint them how things were, where Jesus was going, and where they might apprehend him; See Gill on Matthew 26:30 . read more
And Jesus saith unto them ,.... As they were going to the Mount of Olives. The Persic version reads, in this place; meaning the Mount of Olives, having got thither: all ye shall be offended because of me this night ; See Gill on Matthew 26:31 ; for it is written in Zechariah 13:7 , I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered : Christ is meant by the shepherd, and the apostles by the sheep. The Syriac version reads, "his sheep". read more
But after that I am risen ,.... From the dead, which, for their comfort, he assures them of; though they would be offended and discouraged at the seizing, and condemning, and crucifixion of him: I will go before you into Galilee ; the place of their nativity, and where he had often conversed with them; See Gill on Matthew 26:32 . read more
But Peter said unto him ,.... Being greatly moved at what Christ had said, that all of them would be offended with him that night, and run away from him, and be scattered from him, and one another: although all shall be offended, yet will not I ; though all the rest of the disciples, the other ten, should do as Judas had done, should fall off from Christ, and either betray him, or deny him, or, at least, turn their backs on him, yet he would do neither; See Gill on Matthew 26:33 . read more
And Jesus saith unto him, verily I say unto thee ,.... As confident as thou art of standing by me, and abiding with me; that this day , which was then begun; for the Jews reckoned their days from evening, as in Genesis 1:5 ; even in this night ; this night to be observed, this night of the passover, before it is past: before the cock crow twice ; for there was a first and second cock crowing, the one at midnight, and the other near break of day, and which last is properly the... read more
But he spake the more vehemently ,.... With a louder voice; with more spirit and eagerness; in a more peremptory and self-confident way. If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise . The Syriac version adds, "O my Lord", my dear Lord, I will never deny thee upon any consideration whatever; and the Persic version, O Lord: likewise also said they all ; as he said, so said "all the disciples", as the Syriac version reads it; See Gill on Matthew 26:35 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 14:22
And as they did eat ,.... The paschal lamb, and the unleavened bread, just at the conclusion of that feast: Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it ; beginning and instituting a new feast, to be kept in aftertimes, in commemoration of his sufferings and death, now near at hand; and gave to them , the disciples, and said, take, eat : the word eat is not in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and is wanting in some copies: this is body ; a... read more