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Matthew 26:28

What does Matthew 26:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 26:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 26:28 means

Jesus declares the cup to be his blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. He identifies his blood with the inaugurating sign of a new covenant, rooted in sacrificial atonement. 'Poured out' evokes sacrificial death; 'for many' indicates broad scope of salvation; 'remission of sins' states the cup’s redemptive purpose. This is a foundational Christological claim: his death establishes the covenantal means by which sins are forgiven. The verse ties Passover imagery to the cross as the climactic atoning act.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out--to remission of sins;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For this is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.

Context

This verse completes the institution of the Lord’s Supper and reveals its theological centerpiece—the atoning significance of Jesus’ death. It follows the administering of cup and precedes Jesus’ note about not drinking again until the kingdom. The reader should see how Matthew reframes Jewish covenant ritual around Jesus’ self-giving, making the meal the church’s remembrance of the salvation-achieving sacrifice.

v.27And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

v.28This passage

v.29But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

Cross references

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

  • Mark 14:24

    And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

  • Hebrews 9:28

    so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.

  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.

  • Revelation 7:14

    And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

  • Romans 5:15

    But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.

  • Mark 1:4

    John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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