Mark 14:24

“And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”
Mark 14:24 · direct translation from the Greek

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Allusion · Exodus 24:8

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Both texts say “the blood of the covenant”: Moses, when sprinkling the people at Sinai; Jesus, of the cup: “my blood of the covenant.”

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

αἷμάhaimaG129דָּםdamH1818“blood”
διαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242בְּרִיתberitH1285“covenant”

Covenantבְּרִית / διαθήκηברית diathēkē

A solemn commitment between two parties, with obligations and often with an oath, sacrifice or sign. God makes a covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15:18; 17:10) and with Israel at Sinai, sealed with blood (Exodus 24:8); Jeremiah announces a new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31). In Hebrews 9:16-17 the Greek word is used in the sense of “testament.”

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Mark 14:24, word by word

he saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipen” appears

isἐστινestin

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears

my bloodαἷμάhaima

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

Where else “haima” appears

of the covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēs

covenant

The agreement with promises and obligations that God makes with his people.

Where else “diathēkēs” appears

is poured outἐκχυννόμενονekchynnomenon

pour out

To empty out a liquid, like wine or blood.

Where else “ekchynnomenon” appears

manyπολλῶνpollōn

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “pollōn” appears

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

The Last Supper

Matthew 26:26-29 Luke 22:14-20

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Mark 14:22-25

²²And as they were eating, taking bread and blessing, he broke it and gave it to them and said, “Take; this is my body.” ²³And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. ²⁴And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. ²⁵Truly I tell you that I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 26:26-29

²⁶And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessing, he broke it and giving it to the disciples, he said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” ²⁷And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, ²⁸for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ²⁹But I tell you, I will never drink from now on of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.”

Luke 22:14-20

¹⁴And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵And he said to them, “With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶For I tell you that I will never eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷And having received a cup, and given thanks, he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; ¹⁸for I tell you, I will never drink from now on of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” ¹⁹And taking bread, and giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰And the cup likewise after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

The context

23And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24 · This verse (above)

25Truly I tell you that I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Read all of Mark 14

To study Mark 14 in a group

1. What it says
What did Jesus do with the bread and the cup at the meal, and what did he say (vv. 22–24)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus pray in Gethsemane, “not what I want, but what you want” (vv. 32–36)?
3. How I live it
The disciples fell asleep while Jesus prayed (vv. 37–41). How can you stay with someone who is going through a hard time?

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