Luke 22:19

19 Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

Luke 22:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:19

And he took bread and gave thanks
Or blessed it, as in ( Matthew 26:26 ) ( Mark 14:22 ) . Here begins the account of the Lord's supper after the passover was eaten; and brake it, and gave unto them;
the disciples, as is expressed in ( Matthew 26:26 ) saying, this is my body;
(See Gill on Matthew 26:26) which is given for you;
or will be given for you, as an offering for sin in your room and stead; and accordingly it was given into the hands of men, and of justice, and unto death. The phrase denotes the substitution and sacrifice of Christ in the room of his people, and the voluntariness of it; and is only mentioned by Luke in this account: the Apostle Paul writes, which is broken for you, ( 1 Corinthians 11:24 ) alluding to the breaking of the bread in the ordinance, and as expressing the bruises, wounds, sufferings, and death of Christ: the Ethiopic version here adds, "for the redemption of many". This do in remembrance of me;
that is, eat this bread in remembrance of my love to you, and in commemoration of my body being offered up for you. Observe this ordinance in the manner I now institute it, in time to come, in memory of what I am about to do for you; for this direction does not only regard the present time and action, but is intended as a rule to be observed by the churches of Christ in all ages, to his second coming: and it is to be observed, that the Lord's supper is not a reiteration, but a commemoration of the sacrifice of Christ. This phrase is only mentioned by Luke here, and by the Apostle Paul, who adds it also at the drinking of the cup, ( 1 Corinthians 11:24 1 Corinthians 11:25 ) . The Persic version here reads, "do this perpetually in remembrance of me".

Luke 22:19 In-Context

17 Then, having received the cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;

18 for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."

19 Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

20 He gave them the cup in like manner, when the meal was over. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant ratified by my blood which is to be poured out on your behalf.

21 Yet the hand of him who is betraying me is at the table with me.