Now the first day
of the feast
of unleavened bread
the disciples
came
to Jesus,
saying unto him,
Where wilt thou
that we
prepare for thee
to eat the passover?
And he said,
Go into the city
to such a man,
and say unto him,
The Master saith,
My time
is at hand;
I will keep
the passover
at thy
house
with my disciples.
And the disciples
did as Jesus
had appointed them;
and
they made ready
the passover.
Now
when the even was come,
he sat down
with the twelve.
And as they
did eat,
he said,
Verily I
say unto you,
that one of you
shall betray me.
And
they were exceeding sorrowful,
and began every one
of them
to say unto him,
Lord,
is it I?
And he
answered
and said,
He that
dippeth
his hand
with me
in the dish,
the same
shall betray me.
The Son of man
goeth as it
is written of him:
but woe
unto that man by
whom the Son
of man
is betrayed!
it had been good
for that man
if he
had not been born.
Then Judas,
which betrayed him,
answered
and said,
Master,
is it I?
He said unto him,
Thou hast said.
And as they
were eating,
Jesus took bread,
and blessed it,
and brake it,
and gave it
to the disciples,
and said,
Take,
eat;
this is my body.
And
he took the cup,
and gave thanks,
and gave it
to them,
saying,
Drink
ye all of it;
For this
is my blood
of the new testament,
which is
shed for many
for the remission
of sins.
But
I say unto you,
I will not drink
henceforth
of this fruit
of the vine,
until that day
when
I drink it new
with you
in my Father's kingdom.
And
when
they had sung
an hymn,
they went out
into the mount
of Olives.
And as they
did eat,
Jesus took bread,
and blessed,
and brake it,
and gave to them,
and said,
Take,
eat:
this is my body.
And
he took the cup,
and
when
he had given thanks,
he gave it
to them:
and
they all drank of it.
And
he said unto them,
This is my blood
of the new testament,
which is
shed for many.
Then shall
ye begin to say,
We have eaten
and drunk
in thy presence,
and
thou hast taught
in our streets.
And
he took bread,
and gave thanks,
and brake it,
and
gave unto them,
saying,
This is my body
which is given
for you:
this do
in remembrance of me.
Likewise
also the cup
after supper,
saying,
This cup
is the new testament
in my blood,
which is
shed for you.
Now before the feast
of the passover,
when Jesus
knew
that his hour
was come
that he
should depart
out of this world
unto the Father,
having loved
his own
which were in the world,
he loved them
unto the end.
And supper
being ended,
the devil
having now put
into the heart
of Judas Iscariot,
Simon's son,
to betray him;
Jesus
knowing
that the Father
had given all things
into his hands,
and
that he
was come
from God,
and went to God;
He riseth from supper,
and laid
aside his garments;
and took a towel,
and girded himself.
And
they continued stedfastly
in the apostles' doctrine
and fellowship,
and
in breaking
of bread,
and
in prayers.
And they,
continuing daily
with one accord
in the temple,
and breaking bread
from house to house,
did eat their meat
with gladness
and singleness
of heart,
Praising God,
and having
favour
with all the people.
And the Lord
added
to the church
daily such as should be saved.
And upon the first day
of the week,
when the disciples
came together
to break bread,
Paul
preached unto them,
ready
to depart
on the morrow;
and continued
his speech
until midnight.
The cup
of blessing
which we bless,
is it
not the communion
of the blood
of Christ?
The bread
which we break,
is it
not the communion
of the body
of Christ?
For we
being
many are one bread,
and one body:
for we
are all partakers
of that one bread.
Ye cannot drink the cup
of the Lord,
and the cup
of devils:
ye cannot be partakers
of the Lord's table,
and of the table
of devils.
Do we
provoke the Lord
to jealousy?
are
we stronger
than he?
When ye come
together
therefore into one place,
this is not
to eat the Lord's supper.
For in eating
every one
taketh before other
his own supper:
and one
is hungry,
and another
is drunken.
What?
have
ye not houses
to eat
and
to drink in?
or despise
ye the church
of God,
and shame them
that have not?
What shall
I say to you?
shall
I praise you
in this?
I praise
you not.
For I
have received
of the Lord
that which
also I
delivered
unto you,
That the Lord Jesus
the same night
in which
he was betrayed
took bread:
And
when
he had given thanks,
he brake it,
and said,
Take,
eat:
this is my body,
which is broken
for you:
this do
in remembrance of me.
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.
For as
often as ye
eat this bread,
and drink
this cup,
ye do shew
the Lord's death till
he come.
Wherefore
whosoever
shall eat
this bread,
and drink
this cup
of the Lord,
unworthily,
shall be guilty
of the body
and blood
of the Lord.
But let a man
examine himself,
and so
let him
eat of that bread,
and drink
of that cup.
For he that
eateth and drinketh unworthily,
eateth and drinketh damnation
to himself,
not discerning
the Lord's body.
For this cause many
are weak
and
sickly among you,
and many sleep.
For if
we would judge ourselves,
we should not be judged.
But
when
we are judged,
we are chastened
of the Lord,
that we
should not be condemned
with the world.
Wherefore,
my brethren,
when
ye come together
to eat,
tarry one
for another.
And
if any man hunger,
let him
eat at home;
that ye come not
together
unto condemnation.
And the rest
will
I set
in order
when I come.