1Cor 11:23-25 | TNotes | STEP | 11:23 I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself: This is one of the few explicit references in Paul’s letters to traditions handed down from Christ (see also 7:10 ; 9:14 ; cp. 1 Thes 4:15-17 ). • On the night when he was betrayed: See Mark 14:43-46 .

11:23 ^a I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself: This is one of the few explicit references in Paul’s letters to traditions handed down from Christ (see also 7:10 ^b; 9:14 ^c; cp. 1 Thes 4:15-17 ^d).

• On the night when he was betrayed: See Mark 14:43-46 ^e.
11:24 ^f Jews and early Christians traditionally gave thanks to God for their food before eating (see study note on Mark 14:22-25).

• This is my body: Cp. John 6:32-35 ^g, 48-58 ^h.
11:25 ⁱ After supper might suggest that the main meal separated the breaking of the bread from the drinking of the cup (see Luke 22:20 ^j).

• The new covenant is God’s promise to forgive sins because of the sacrificial death of Jesus (cp. Jer 31:31-34 ^k; 32:40 ^l; Luke 22:20 ^m; Heb 7:22 ⁿ; 8:8-10 ^o; 9:15 ^p; 10:12-18 ^q; 12:24 ^r; 13:20 ^s). The blood of a sacrifice confirmed an agreement or covenant (see Exod 24:8 ^t; Zech 9:11 ^u; Heb 9:12 ^v; 13:20 ^w; cp. Rom 3:25 ^x; 5:9 ^y).