Additional
Reading
Below are
additional scriptures on Communion to reflect upon.
Matthew 26: 26-28, “While they were
eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He
broke it and gave it to the disciples, and
said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” And when He had taken a cup and
given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of
you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out
for many for forgiveness of sins.”
Mark 14:22-25, “While they were eating, He took some bread,
and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them,
and said, “Take it; this is My body.” And when He had taken a
cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all
drank from it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of
the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I say to you, I
will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it
new in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:17-20, “And when He had taken a cup and given thanks,
He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I say to
you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of
God comes.” And when He had taken some bread and given
thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is
given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” And in the same way He
took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which
is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.”
John 6:32-34, “Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to
you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My
Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God
is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.
“Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Jesus said to
them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he
who believes in Me will never thirst.”
1 Corinthians 10:16-17, “Is not the cup of blessing which we bless
a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a
sharing in the body of Christ? Since there is one bread, we who
are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-26, “For I received from the Lord that which I
also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was
betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and
said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of
Me.” In the same way He took the cup also after supper,
saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often
as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this
bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”