Luke 22:20
1599 Geneva Bible
20 Likewise also after supper he took the cup, saying, This [a]cup is [b]that new Testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
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- Luke 22:20 Here is a double Metonymy: for first the vessel is taken for that which is contained in the vessel, as the cup, for the wine which is within the cup. Then the wine is called the Covenant or Testament, whereas indeed it is but the sign of the Testament, or rather of the blood of Christ, whereby the Testament was made: neither is it a vain sign, though it be not all one with the thing that it representeth.
- Luke 22:20 This word, that, showeth the excellency of the Testament, and answereth to the place of Jeremiah, Chapter 31:31, where the new Testament is promised.
Luke 22:20
New King James Version
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, (A)“This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.
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Luke 22:20
New International Version
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant(A) in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a]
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- Luke 22:20 Some manuscripts do not have given for you … poured out for you.
Luke 22:20
English Standard Version
20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, (A)“This cup that is poured out for you is (B)the new (C)covenant in my blood.[a]
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- Luke 22:20 Some manuscripts omit, in whole or in part, verses 19b-20 (which is given… in my blood)
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