Matthew 26:27. And he took a cup. Luke and Paul, ‘after supper.' Although the institution may have been independent of the regular mode of celebrating the Passover, the giving of thanks mentioned here, taken in connection with 1 Corinthians 10:16 (‘the cup of blessing'), indicates that this was a cup of thanksgiving, hence probably the third cup of the Passover feast.

Drink ye all of it. ‘All' is significant in view of the Romanist usage, which denies the cup to the laity.

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