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 فَلا 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 يَأْكُلْ جَسَدِي وَيَشْرَبْ دَمِي، يَثْبُتْ 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 food 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:
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
