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Matthew 26:27

What does Matthew 26:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 26:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 26:27 means

Jesus takes a cup, gives thanks, and offers it to the disciples, commanding them all to drink. The cup participation complements the bread as a communal act representing shared life and covenant. The invitation 'Drink ye all of it' emphasizes community and mutual participation in what the cup signifies. The action invites the disciples into solidarity with Jesus’ impending sufferings and with each other, establishing an ordinance that binds the community in remembrance and in the spiritual realities of his redemptive death.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, `Drink ye of it--all;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And having taken [the] cup and given thanks, he gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.

Context

This follows the bread-institution and signals the other half of the Lord’s Supper. It prepares the explicit identification of the cup with Jesus’ blood and the covenant. The verse highlights the communal aspect of the meal, which is both a remembrance and a means of symbolically partaking in the sacrifice that Jesus is about to accomplish.

v.26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

v.27This passage

v.28for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Song of Solomon 7:9

    And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.

  • Mark 14:23

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

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:16

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

  • Isaiah 55:1

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:28

    But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

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