Mark 14:23

23 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.

Mark 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:23

And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks
Over it, and for it, by blessing it, and appropriating it to the present use and service: he gave it to them;
his disciples, and they all drank of it;
Judas, as well as the rest, as he bid them do; (See Gill on Matthew 26:27).

Mark 14:23 In-Context

21 For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born."
22 While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."
23 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.
24 He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
25 Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
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