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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 26:26-30

We have here the institution of the great gospel ordinance of the Lord's supper, which was received of the Lord. Observe, I. The time when it was instituted?as they were eating. At the latter end of the passover-supper, before the table was drawn, because, as a feast upon a sacrifice, it was to come in the room of that ordinance. Christ is to us the Passover-sacrifice by which atonement is made (1 Cor. 5:7); Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. This ordinance is to us the passover-supper,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:29

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth ,.... From whence it seems natural to conclude, that Christ had drank of the cup in the supper, as well as at the passover; and it is reasonable to believe, that he also ate of the bread; since it appears from what has been observed before; see Gill on Matthew 26:26 , that none might eat, till he that blessed and brake the bread had tasted of it F6 Maimon. Chametz Umetzah, c. 8. sect. 10. Piske Toseph. Pesach. art. 328. : the reason why... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:29

I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine - These words seem to intimate no more than this: We shall not have another opportunity of eating this bread and drinking this wine together; as in a few hours my crucifixion shall take place. Until that day when I drink it new with you - That is, I shall no more drink of the produce of the vine with you; but shall drink new wine - wine of a widely different nature from this - a wine which the kingdom of God alone can afford. The term... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:29

Verse 29 29.But I tell you. This sentence is put by Matthew and Mark immediately after the Holy Supper, when Christ had given the symbol of his blood in the cup; from which some infer that Luke relates here the same thing which we shall find him repeating shortly afterwards. But this difficulty is easily obviated, because it is of little importance in itself at what precise moment Christ said this. All that the Evangelists intend to state by it is, that the disciples were warned both of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:14-50

Judas. By piecing together what the various Gospels tell us about Judas, we can see the process by which our Lord separated him from the rest. 1 . Our Lord indicated that among the disciples there was a traitor. Unable to detect the conscious look of guilt in the face of any of his companions, each, conscious of the deep, unfathomed capacity for evil in his own heart, can but frankly ask the Master, "Lord, is it I?" But there was one of them who did not join in the question. 2 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The last Supper. I. THE PREPARATION . 1 . The question of the disciples. It was now the first day of Unleavened Bread, "when the Passover must be killed"; apparently, therefore, the fourteenth of Nisan, which seems to have been sometimes regarded as the beginning of the feast (see Josephus, 'War of the Jews,' Matthew 5:3 . 1), though the fifteenth was legally the first day. It is possible, therefore, that the disciples may have come to our Lord at the beginning of the fourteenth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:17-30

The Lord's Supper. The institution of the Holy Supper was in connection with the eating of the Passover. The occasion was most appropriate and significant; for the Jewish feast had been instituted to foreshadow what the Christian festival was founded to commemorate (see 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 ). The two sacraments of Christianity express all that was expressed in the entire circle of the ceremonial law, and more. All the washings are embodied in the sacrament of baptism; all the sacrifices... 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 26:29

I will not drink henceforth ( ἀπ ' ἀ ì ρτι ) of this fruit ( γεννη ì ματος ) of the vine. He is about to die. From this moment forward he tastes not the cup. It does not follow that he had partaken of the consecrated wine which he gave his apostles. Probability is against his having done so (see on Matthew 26:26 ). He used the same words with the first cup at the commencement of the supper ( Luke 22:18 ). Of this he probably partook, but not of the latter. The... read more

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