Bible Verses About Eucharist

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, `Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

and he said, `Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;'

and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover.

And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve,

and while they are eating, he said, `Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.'

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, `Is it I, Sir?'

And he answering said, `He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

And Judas--he who delivered him up--answering said, `Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, `Thou hast said.'

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, `Take, eat, this is my body;'

and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, `Drink ye of it--all;

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out--to remission of sins;

and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.'

And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives;

And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, brake, and gave to them, and said, `Take, eat; this is my body.'

And having taken the cup, having given thanks, he gave to them, and they drank of it--all;

and he said to them, `This is my blood of the new covenant, which for many is being poured out;

And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, `This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye--to remembrance of me.'

In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, `This cup is the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who are in the world--to the end he loved them.

And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him--into his hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth,

doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.