1 Corinthians 11:25 Meaning and Explanation
“After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.”
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What Does 1 Corinthians 11:25 Mean?
Paul moves to the cup. After supper Jesus takes it and names it the new covenant in His blood, again charging them to drink it in remembrance of Him. The language of covenant reaches back through all of Scripture to the bonds God has made with His people.
A covenant is a sacred bond, and here Jesus declares a new one, established by the giving of His own life. The cup proclaims that God has bound Himself to His people afresh through the Son. As often as believers drink it, they enter again into the memory of that costly love and the promise it secures. The table is thus both remembrance and pledge, holding the church fast to the One who gave Himself to make them His.
1 Corinthians 11:25 in the Original Language
diatheke (διαθήκη), 'testament' -- a covenant or solemn binding agreement, here the new covenant in Christ's blood.
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What does 1 Corinthians 11:25 mean?
Likewise Jesus takes the cup, calls it the new covenant in His blood, and bids them drink in remembrance of Him.