Luke 22:19

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. AND HE TOOK BREAD, AND GAVE THANKS (see the note at ). In Matthew and Mark it is "and blessed it." The one act includes the other. He "gave thanks," not so much here for the literal bread, as for that higher food which was couched under it; and He "blessed" it as the ordained channel of spiritual nourishment. AND BRAKE IT, AND GAVE UNTO THEM, SAYING, THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU: THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. 'The expression, "This is my body,"' says Alexander most truly, 'which is common to all the accounts, appears so unambiguous and simple an expression, that it is hard to recognize in it the occasion and the subject of the most protracted and exciting controversy that ha...

Luke 22:19._Which is given for you. _The other two Evangelists leave out this clause, which, however, is far from being superfluous; for the reason why the flesh of Christ becomes _bread _to us is, that by it salvation was once procured for us. And as the crucified flesh itself is of no advantage but to those who _eat _it by faith, so, on the other hand, the _eating _of it would be unmeaning, and of hardly any value, were it not in reference to the sacrifice which was once offered. Whoever then desires that the flesh of Christ should afford nourishment to him, let him look at it as having been offered on the cross, that it might be the price of our reconciliation with God. But what Matthew and Mark leave out in reference to the symbol of _bread, _they express in reference to the _cup, _saying, that _the blood was to be shed for the remission of sins; _an

19,20 The Lord's supper is a sign or memorial of Christ already come, who by dying delivered us; his death is in special manner set before us in that ordinance, by which we are reminded of it. The breaking of Christ's body as a sacrifice for us, is therein brought to our remembrance by the breaking of bread. Nothing can be more nourishing and satisfying to the soul, than the doctrine of Christ's making atonement for sin, and the assurance of an interest in that atonement. Therefore we do this in rememberance of what He did for us, when he died for us; and for a memorial of what we do, in joining ourselves to him in an everlasting covenant. The shedding of Christ's blood, by which the atonement was made, is represented by the wine in the cup....

Verse Luke 22:19. _TOOK BREAD_] See the nature and design of the Lord's Supper explained in Clarke's notes on Matthew 26:26. _THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME._] That the Jews, in eating the passover, did it to represent the sufferings of the Messiah, as evident from the tract _Pesachim_, fol. 119, quoted by _Schoettgen_. _Why do we call this the great hallel_? (i.e. the hymn composed of several psalms, which they sung after the paschal supper.) Ans. Because in it these five things are contained: 1. The exodus from Egypt. 2. The dividing of the Red Sea. 3. The promulgation of the law. 4. The resurrection of the dead. And, 5. The sufferings of the Messiah. The _first_ is referred to,...

See the notes at Matthew 26:26....

EXPOSITION LUKE 23:1 THE LAST PASSOVER. LUKE 22:1, LUKE 22:2 _Short explanatory introduction._ LUKE 22:1 NOW THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD DREW NIGH, WHICH IS CALLED THE PASSOVER. These words show that many of the readers for whom this Gospel was intended were foreigners, who were unacquainted with Jewish terms such as the "Passover." _Passover _(τὸ πάσχα, חסף) means, literally, "a passing." The feast so named commemorated the manner

AND HE TOOK BREAD AND GAVE THANKS,.... Or blessed it, as in Matthew 26:26. Here begins the account of the Lord's supper after the passover was eaten; AND BRAKE IT, AND GAVE UNTO THEM; the disciples, as is expressed in Matthew 26:26 SAYING, THIS IS MY BODY; Matthew 26:26 WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU; or will be given for you, as an offering for sin in your room and stead; and accordingly it was given into the hands of men, and of justice, and unto death. The phrase denotes the substitution and sacrifice of Christ in the room of his people, and the voluntariness of it; and is only mentioned by Luke in this account: the Apostle Paul writes,

Luke 22:1. _Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people._ Dastardly fear often drives men to the greatest crimes. He who is not brave enough to be master of his own spirit, and to follow the dictates of his own conscience, may do, before long, he little knows what. Because of the fear of the people, the chief priests and scribes were driven to compass the death of Christ by craft, and to bring him to his death by the cruel betrayal of Judas, one of his own apostles. Luke 22:3. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And t

LUKE 22:17-20 {B} The Lukan account of the Last Supper has been transmitted in two principal forms: (1) the longer, or traditional, text of cup-bread-cup is read by all Greek manuscripts except D and by most of the ancient versions and Fathers; (2) the shorter, or Western, text (read by D ita, d, ff2, i, l) omits verses Luke 22:19 and Luke 22:20 (to. u`pe.r u`mw/n … evkcunno,menon), thereby presenting the sequence of cup-bread. 17 Four intermediate forms of text, which appear to be compromises betwee...

VI. HIS REJECTION, SUFFERING AND DEATH -- CHAPTER 22-23 CHAPTER 22 _ 1. The Betrayer. (Luke 22:1 .)_ 2. Preparation for the Passover. (Luke 22:7 .) 3. The Last Passover. (Luke 22:14 .) 4. The Lord's Supper Instituted. (Luke 22:19) 5. The Betrayal Announced. (Luke 22:21) 6. Strife for Honor; True Greatness. (Luke 22:24) 7. Rewards Promised. (Luke 22:28