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.›
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Ensuite il prit du pain; et, après avoir rendu grâces, il le rompit, et le leur donna, en disant: Ceci est mon corps, qui est donné pour vous; faites ceci en mémoire de moi.
KJV
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.›
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
New Law is a law of works: since it is written ( Mat. 5:44 ): "Do good to them that hate you"; and ( Lk. 22:19 ): "Do this for a commemoration of Me." Therefore the New Law is not distinct from the Old. On the contrary, the Apostle says ( Heb. 7:12 ): "The priesthood being transl…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
our Lord Himself "taking bread . . . blessed . . . and in like manner the chalice" ( Mat. 26:26,27 ; Lk. 22:19, 20 ). For this reason there is no need for the matter of these sacraments to be blessed previously, since Christ's blessing is enough. And if any blessing be used, it b…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
tion 3: Further, this sacrament is called the memorial of our Lord's Passion, according to Mat. 26 ( Lk. 22:19 ): "Do this for a commemoration of Me." But a commemoration is of things past. Therefore, this sacrament should not have been instituted before Christ's Passion. Objecti…
For an immersive study of Luke 22:19 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →