KJV King James Version
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 22:17
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
WEB World English Bible
He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among yourselves,
ASV American Standard Version
And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, ‘Take this and divide to yourselves,
Surrounding context — Luke 22
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 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.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandδεξάμενοςG1209 · dechomaito receiveποτήριονG4221 · potērioncupεὐχαριστήσαςG2168 · eucharisteōto thankεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayλάβετεG2983 · lambanōto takeτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιαμερίσατεG1266 · diamerizōto divideεἰςG1519 · eistowardἑαυτούς·G1438 · heautouthemself
Cross-references
Psalm 116:13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.Luke 22:19And 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.Deuteronomy 8:10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.1 Timothy 4:4-5For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.Luke 9:16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.Jeremiah 16:7Neither shall [men] tear [themselves] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall [men] give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.1 Samuel 9:13As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; [and] afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.Psalm 23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
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