Mar 14:22-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 14:22-25: 14:22-25 The Last Supper began with a blessing. In modern practice, Christians ask God to bless the food; Jews in Jesus’ day blessed God for providing the food with the words, “Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.” • this is my body. ... This is my blood: Some understand these words to mean that the bread and wine are transformed into the very body and blood of Jesus ( transubstantiation ); others, that the bread and wine remain bread and wine but that the real presence of Jesus is found in them ( consubstantiation ). In these two views, when one participates in the Lord’s Supper, one actually eats and drinks the body and blood of Jesus. A third view is that in eating the bread and wine, Christians spiritually feed on Jesus. A fourth view is that the meal is primarily a memorial, and the elements are symbolic of Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. See also John 6:53-63 and corresponding study note.

a14:22-25►

bJohn 6:53-63►

c14:24►

d10:45►

eIsa 53:12►

fLuke 22:20►

g1 Cor 11:25►

hExod 24:8►

iZech 9:11►

jHeb 9:18-20►

k10:26-29►

lMark 10:45►

mRom 5:15-19►

‏ Mark 14:22-24

Summary for Mark 14:22-25: 14:22-25 ^a The Last Supper began with a blessing. In modern practice, Christians ask God to bless the food; Jews in Jesus’ day blessed God for providing the food with the words, “Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.”

• this is my body. ... This is my blood: Some understand these words to mean that the bread and wine are transformed into the very body and blood of Jesus (transubstantiation); others, that the bread and wine remain bread and wine but that the real presence of Jesus is found in them (consubstantiation). In these two views, when one participates in the Lord’s Supper, one actually eats and drinks the body and blood of Jesus. A third view is that in eating the bread and wine, Christians spiritually feed on Jesus. A fourth view is that the meal is primarily a memorial, and the elements are symbolic of Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. See also John 6:53-63 ^b and corresponding study note.
14:24 ^c The cup of wine represented Jesus’ blood, poured out as a sacrifice (10:45 ^d; Isa 53:12 ^e). It initiated the covenant that God has made with his people (Luke 22:20 ^f; 1 Cor 11:25 ^g; see Exod 24:8 ^h; Zech 9:11 ⁱ; Heb 9:18-20 ^j; 10:26-29 ^k). The term many refers to all people (see Mark 10:45 ^l; Rom 5:15-19 ^m).