Bible Verses About The Lord's Supper

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Direct Last Supper cup text with remembrance context

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Direct proclamation text about the meal

And 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.

Direct remembrance command from Luke

And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

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After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

Direct remembrance wording

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Warning about discerning the Lord's body

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Direct communion wording for cup and bread

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

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And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

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For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

Institution narrative for the bread

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Direct guilt language for body and blood

And 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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And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Direct remembrance wording for the bread

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

John 6:53 direct flesh-and-blood passage

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:54 direct life promise

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

John 6:55 direct wording

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

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And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

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To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

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For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

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Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

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But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

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Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

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I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

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For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Blood of the covenant at the Last Supper

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

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For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

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And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

Same covenant cup in Mark