When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to
them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this
Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say
to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of
God.”
17 Then
He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among
yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not
drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19 And
He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is
given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took
the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant
in My blood, which is shed for you.”
وَلَمَّا
حَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ، اتَّكَأَ وَمَعَهُ الرُّسُلُ، 15 وَقَالَ
لَهُمْ: «اشْتَهَيْتُ بِشَوْقٍ أَنْ آكُلَ هَذَا الْفِصْحَ مَعَكُمْ قَبْلَ
أَنْ أَتَأَلَّمَ. 16 فَإِنِّي
أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَنْ آكُلَ مِنْهُ بَعْدُ، حَتَّى يَتَحَقَّقَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ
اللهِ».
17 وَإِذْ
تَنَاوَلَ كَأْساً وَشَكَرَ، قَالَ: «خُذُوا هذِهِ
وَاقْتَسِمُوهَا بَيْنَكُمْ. 18
فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي لَا أَشْرَبُ مِنْ نِتَاجِ الْكَرْمَةِ حَتَّى
يَأْتِيَ مَلَكُوتُ اللهِ!» 19 وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَغِيفاً، شَكَرَ،
وَكَسَّرَ، وَأَعْطَاهُمْ قَائِلاً«هَذَا جَسَدِي الَّذِي
يُبْذَلُ لأَجْلِكُمْ. هَذَا افْعَلُوهُ لِذِكْرِي!» 20 وَكَذلِكَ
أَخَذَ الْكَأْسَ أَيْضاً بَعْدَ الْعَشَاءِ، وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ
الْكَأْسُ هِيَ الْعَهْدُ الْجَدِيدُ بِدَمِي الَّذِي يُسْفَكُ لأَجْلِكُمْ.
Luke 22: 14-20
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has
eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For
my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live
because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from
heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will
live forever.”
فَأَجَابَهُمْ
يَسُوعُ:
«الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِذَا لَمْ تَأْكُلُوا جَسَدَ
ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ وَتَشْرَبُوا دَمَهُ فَلاَ حَيَاةَ لَكُمْ فِي دَاخِلِكُمْ. 54 مَنْ يَأْكُلْ جَسَدِي وَيَشْرَبْ دَمِي، فَلَهُ حَيَاةٌ أَبَدِيَّةٌ،
وَأَنَا أُقِيمُهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَخِيرِ، 55
لأَنَّ جَسَدِي هُوَ الطَّعَامُ الْحَقِيقِيُّ، وَدَمِي هُوَ الشَّرَابُ
الْحَقِيقِيُّ. 56 وَكُلُّ مَنْ
يَأْكُلُ جَسَدِي وَيَشْرَبُ دَمِي، يَثْبُتُ فِيَّ وَأَنَا فِيهِ. 57 وَكَمَا أَنِّي أَحْيَا بِالآبِ الْحَيِّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي،
فَكَذلِكَ يَحْيَا بِي مَنْ يَأْكُلُنِي. 58
هَذَا هُوَ الْخُبْزُ الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ لَيْسَ كَالْمَنِّ
الَّذِي أَكَلَهُ أَبَاؤُكُمْ ثُمَّ مَاتُوا. فَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ هَذَا الْخُبْزَ
يَحْيَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ».
John 6:53-58
The flesh and blood of the Son of man,
denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and Him crucified, and the
redemption created by Him, with all the precious benefits of redemption; pardon
of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the promises of
the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and blood of Christ,
because they are purchased by the breaking of His body, and the shedding of His
blood. Also, because they are meat and drink to our souls. Eating this flesh and
drinking this blood means believing in Christ. We partake of Christ and His
benefits by faith. The soul that rightly knows its state and wants, finds
whatever can calm the conscience, and promote true holiness, in The Redeemer,
God manifest in the flesh. Meditating upon the Cross of Christ gives life to
our repentance, love, and gratitude. We live by Him, as our bodies live by our
food. We live by Him, as the members by the head, the branches by the root:
because He lives(resurrected) we shall live also. (Adapted from
Mathew Henry’s explanation of the Bible).
I invite you to repeat the
following prayer for yourself:
Abba
Father, thank You for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and everlasting love
for me, Your abundant blessings in my life, and for the riches of Your grace
upon my life
which allows me to be forgiven through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on my
behalf. Through Your redemption Jesus I also receive the precious benefits of
redemption; pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the Throne of Grace,
the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. Thank You Jesus for suffering on behalf of all of us
who believe in You and are born again of The Spirit who have accepted You as
our Lord and Saviour. Thank You Jesus for Your body which is given for us and
for the new covenant of grace through Your blood which was shed for us. God
I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, I lift You up on
high, and glorify Your Holy Name. God I pray to You in the name of Your precious Son;
my Redeemer and Saviour; the Lord of my life, Jesus Christ. To Jesus be the
power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time
and now and forevermore. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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