27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
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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 in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-30)We have here the institution of the great gospel ordinance of the Lord’s supper, which was received of the Lord. Observe, I. The time when it was instituted— as they were eating . At the latter end of the passover-supper, before the table was drawn, because, as a feast upon a sacrifice, it was to come in the room of that ordinance. Christ is to us the Passover-sacrifice by which atonement is made…
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