Mark 14:22
New International Version
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”

New Living Translation
As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it, for this is my body.”

English Standard Version
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”

Berean Standard Bible
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

Berean Literal Bible
And as they were eating, having taken bread, having spoken a blessing, He broke it and gave it to them and said, "Take it; this is My body."

King James Bible
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

New King James Version
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

New American Standard Bible
While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

NASB 1995
While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

NASB 1977
And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it; and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

Amplified Bible
While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it [giving thanks and praise], and He broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take it. This is My body.”

Christian Standard Bible
As they were eating, he took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As they were eating, He took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

American Standard Version
And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.

Contemporary English Version
During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this. It is my body."

English Revised Version
And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, "Take this. This is my body."

Good News Translation
While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. "Take it," he said, "this is my body."

International Standard Version
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

Majority Standard Bible
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

NET Bible
While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take it. This is my body."

New Heart English Bible
As they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."

Webster's Bible Translation
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Weymouth New Testament
Also during the meal He took a Passover biscuit, blessed it, and broke it. He then gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it is my body."

World English Bible
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, broke, and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Berean Literal Bible
And as they were eating, having taken bread, having spoken a blessing, He broke it and gave it to them and said, "Take it; this is My body."

Young's Literal Translation
And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, brake, and gave to them, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they eating, Jesus having taken bread, having praised, brake, and gave them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke, and gave to them, and said: Take ye. This is my body.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And while eating with them, Jesus took bread. And blessing it, he broke it and gave it to them, and he said: “Take. This is my body.”

New American Bible
While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.”

New Revised Standard Version
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.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and he broke it, and gave it to them, and he said to them, Take it; this is my body.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And while they were eating, Yeshua took bread, and he blessed and he broke and he gave to them, and he said to them, “Take; this is my body.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.

Godbey New Testament
And they eating, Jesus having taken the bread, blessing it, broke, and gave it to them, and said, Take it: this is my body.

Haweis New Testament
And as they were eating, Jesus taking a loaf, when he had blessed, brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mace New Testament
When they had been eating, Jesus took bread, and having given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to them, and said, take it, this represents my body.

Weymouth New Testament
Also during the meal He took a Passover biscuit, blessed it, and broke it. He then gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it is my body."

Worrell New Testament
And, as they were eating, having taken bread and blessed it, He broke, and gave to them, and said, "Take ye; this is My body."

Worsley New Testament
And as they were at table, Jesus took bread, and when He had blessed it He brake it, and gave it to them, and said, Take, eat, This is my body:

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Last Supper
21The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” 23Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

Luke 22:19
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

1 Corinthians 11:23-24
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, / and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

John 6:53-58
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ...

1 Corinthians 10:16
Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

Exodus 12:8-11
They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. / Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts. / Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over. ...

Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Leviticus 7:11-15
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...

Psalm 22:16-18
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. / I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. / They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...

Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.


Treasury of Scripture

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

as.

Matthew 26:26-29
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body…

Luke 22:19,20
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…

1 Corinthians 10:16,17
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? …

and blessed.

Mark 6:41
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Luke 24:30
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

John 6:23
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

take.

John 6:48-58
I am that bread of life…

this.

Mark 12:11
This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Mark 7:24
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

Mark 8:9
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

Mark 15:26
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Mark 7:36
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

Acts 10:17
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Acts 19:24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Genesis 41:26
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

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Mark 14
1. A conspiracy against Jesus.
3. Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman.
10. Judas sells his Master for money.
12. Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;
22. after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;
26. declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial.
43. Judas betrays him with a kiss.
46. Jesus is apprehended in the garden;
53. falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;
65. shamefully abused by them;
66. and thrice denied by Peter.














While they were eating
This phrase sets the scene during the Passover meal, a significant Jewish tradition commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egypt. The Passover meal was a time of remembrance and thanksgiving, and it is within this context that Jesus introduces a new covenant. The Greek word for "eating" (ἐσθίω, esthió) implies a communal act, highlighting the fellowship and unity among Jesus and His disciples. This setting underscores the importance of community in the Christian faith, as believers gather to remember Christ's sacrifice.

Jesus took bread
The act of taking bread is deeply symbolic. Bread, in Jewish culture, was a staple of life, representing sustenance and provision. The Greek word for "bread" (ἄρτος, artos) is used here, which can refer to any kind of bread, but in this context, it is likely unleavened bread, as used in the Passover meal. Jesus taking the bread signifies His role as the provider of spiritual nourishment and life, foreshadowing His sacrifice.

spoke a blessing
In Jewish tradition, blessings were spoken to thank God for His provision. The Greek word for "blessing" (εὐλογέω, eulogeó) means to speak well of or to praise. Jesus, by blessing the bread, acknowledges God as the source of all blessings and sets apart the bread for a holy purpose. This act of blessing transforms the ordinary into the sacred, reminding believers of the importance of gratitude and reverence in their spiritual practices.

and broke it
Breaking the bread is a powerful symbol of Jesus' impending sacrifice. The Greek verb "broke" (κλάω, klaó) signifies a physical breaking, which prefigures the breaking of Jesus' body on the cross. This act is a visual representation of His willingness to be broken for the sins of humanity, emphasizing the sacrificial nature of His mission.

and gave it to the disciples
The giving of the bread to the disciples signifies the sharing of Jesus' life and sacrifice with His followers. The Greek word for "gave" (δίδωμι, didómi) implies a deliberate and generous act. This distribution of bread symbolizes the impartation of spiritual life and the establishment of a new covenant community, where believers are united in Christ.

saying, 'Take it; this is My body.'
Jesus' command to "Take it" (λάβετε, labete) is an invitation to participate in His life and sacrifice. The phrase "this is My body" (τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου, touto estin to sōma mou) is profound, as it identifies the bread with Jesus' own body. This identification is not merely symbolic but sacramental, as it points to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Theologically, this statement affirms the mystery of the Incarnation and the tangible means by which believers partake in the divine life through the sacrament.

(22-25) As they did eat.--See Notes on Matthew 26:26-29.

Take, eat.--The latter word is wanting in many of the best MSS.

Verse 22. - The last clause of this verse should be read thus: Take ye: this is my body (Λάβετε τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ σῶμά μοῦ). The institution of this Holy Sacrament took place at the close of the Paschal supper, but while they were yet at the table. The bread which our Lord took would most likely be unleavened bread. But this does not surely constitute a reason why unleavened bread should be used ordinarily in the celebration of the Holy Communion. The direction of the Prayer-book of the English Church is wise and practical, "It shall suffice that the Bread be such as is usual to be eaten." This is my body; that is, sacramentally. St. Augustine ('Sermo.,' 272) says, "How is the bread his body? and the cup, or that which the cup contains, how is that his blood? These are, therefore, called sacraments, because in them one thing is seen while another thing is understood" (quoted by Dr. Morison, p. 392).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
While they were eating,
ἐσθιόντων (esthiontōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.

[Jesus] took
λαβὼν (labōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

bread,
ἄρτον (arton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

spoke a blessing
εὐλογήσας (eulogēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.

[and] broke it,
ἔκλασεν (eklasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2806: To break (in pieces), break bread. A primary verb; to break.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

gave [it]
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

to them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

saying,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Take [it];
Λάβετε (Labete)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

this
τοῦτό (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

body.”
σῶμά (sōma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.


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