1 Corinthians 11:23

“For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was being handed over, took bread,”

1 Corinthians 11:23 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Luke 22:19-20

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Paul and Luke give the words of the supper almost identically: “do this in remembrance of me” and “this cup is the new covenant in my blood,” which Matthew and Mark do not have in this form.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἄρτονartonG740ἄρτονartonG740“bread”
  • εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168εὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168“give thanks”
  • ἔκλασενeklasenG2806ἔκλασενeklasenG2806“break (bread)”
  • ἀνάμνησινanamnēsinG364ἀνάμνησινanamnēsinG364“remembrance”
  • ποτήριονpotērionG4221ποτήριονpotērionG4221“cup”
  • καινὴkainēG2537καινὴkainēG2537“new”
  • διαθήκηdiathēkēG1242διαθήκηdiathēkēG1242“covenant”

1 Corinthians 11:23, word by word

receivedπαρέλαβονparelabon

receive

To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.

Where else “parelabon” appears
the Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriou” appears
handed onπαρέδωκαparedōka

hand down

To pass a teaching on to others.

Where else “paredōka” appears
JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsous” appears
the nightνυκτὶnykti

night

Night. "By night".

Where else “nykti” appears
tookἔλαβενelaben

take

To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.

Where else “elaben” appears
breadἄρτονarton

bread

A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.

Where else “arton” appears

The context

22For it is not that you do not have houses in which to eat and drink, is it? Or do you despise the assembly of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

23 · This verse (above)

24and after giving thanks he broke it and said, This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.

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