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Luke 22:15–18

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22:15And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired40 to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 22:16For I tell you, I will not eat it again41 until it is fulfilled42 in the kingdom of God.”4322:17Then44 he took a cup,45 and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves. 22:18For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit46 of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”47

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Footnotes

  1. 40 This phrase parallels a Hebrew infinitive absolute and serves to underline Jesus’ enthusiasm for holding this meal ( §198.6).
  2. 41 Although the word “again” is not in the Greek text, it is supplied to indicate that Jesus did indeed partake of this Passover meal, as statements in v. 18 suggest (“from now on”). For more complete discussion see D. L. Bock, Luke (), 2:.
  3. 42 Jesus looked to a celebration in the kingdom to come when the Passover is fulfilled. This reference could well suggest that some type of commemorative sacrifice and meal will be celebrated then, as the antecedent is the Passover sacrifice. The reference is not to the Lord’s supper as some argue, but the Passover.
  4. 43 The kingdom of God here refers to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20–37.
  5. 44 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  6. 45 Then he took a cup. Only Luke mentions two cups at this meal; the other synoptic gospels (Matt, Mark) mention only one. This is the first of the two. It probably refers to the first cup in the traditional Passover meal, which today has four cups (although it is debated whether the fourth cup was used in the 1st century).
  7. 46 Grk “the produce” (“the produce of the vine” is a figurative expression for wine).
  8. 47 Until the kingdom of God comes is a reference to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20–37. Jesus awaits celebration with the arrival of full kingdom blessing.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”

Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took in hand a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.