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title = "Luke 22:14–23"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk22.14-23)
The table is set, the preparations are complete, and Jesus is now ready to eat
the Passover meal with His disciples. And in the face of over a millenium of
tradition, Jesus adds some new elements to the formula. Before that, though,
Jesus expresses His gratitude that He gets to eat this Passover with His
closest disciples, knowing that it will be the last one He will have with them.
His first break with tradition is that He does not partake in the four cups of
wine that are traditionally served at different points during the meal. The
wine was diluted with water to keep anyone from becoming drunk at this solemn
occasion, but Jesus doesn't have even that much. Instead His cup gets
distributed to everyone else at the table. I'm certain there is significance to
Jesus's abstinence at this time, but I haven't read anything to indicate what
it is. Jesus did drink wine before, especially in comparison to John the
Baptist since His enemies accused Him of being a drunkard. I also don't know if
"until the kingdom of God comes" (_v. 18_) refers to after His resurrection, or
after His Second Coming. I suspect knowing why would help answer when.
The next thing Jesus does differently is to equate His body with the Passover
bread which is broken into pieces and given to everyone to eat. And He commands
them to "[d]o this in remembrance of me." (_v. 19_) Likewise, the cup of wine
after the meal is equated with Jesus's blood which is poured out for the new
covenant between God and man. This is how He could say in John 6:54, "He who
eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on
the last day." As He commanded us, churches around the world celebrate the
Lord's Supper by eating bread and drinking of the fruit of the vine,
remembering Jesus's sacrifice that makes eternal life with Him possible.
Before the disciples can wonder what Jesus means by all this, He throws them
another curveball by telling them that He will be betrayed by someone who was
there that night. He also lets it drop that all these things have been
determined beforehand, and yet the betrayer is going to be facing divine
judgement anyway.
* * *
You are the only One who can change our natures, so that we will willingly
follow Your instructions.