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Holy Week · Year C

Maundy Thursday

April 13, 2028

The Last Supper, James Tissot
The Last Supper, James Tissot, 1886–1894Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus and the apostles stand around the Passover table in travelling cloaks, as the Law prescribed, to eat the meal together.When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.James TissotA French society painter who turned to religion and travelled to Palestine to paint the life of Christ where it happened.Brooklyn Museum, New YorkNew York’s second largest museum, holding a celebrated Egyptian collection and Tissot’s entire Bible series.Brooklyn Museum, New York
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 22:7-20Lk 22:7-20
EpistleHeb. 10:15-25Heb 10:15-25
Old TestamentJer. 31:31-34Jer 31:31-34
PsalterPs. 116:12-19Ps 116:12-19

Overview & Insights

“This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” (Luke 22:20)

Luke’s preparation scene works like the entry into Jerusalem: two named disciples are sent, a stranger is identified by a sign, and the arrangements turn out to have been made in advance (cf. 19:29-34). The man carrying a water jar would have been conspicuous, since drawing water was ordinarily women’s work. At the table Jesus speaks first of desire, of having earnestly desired to eat this Passover before he suffers (v. 15), and then of not eating or drinking again until the kingdom comes, all before any word over the bread. The result is an order found only here, with a cup before the bread as well as after it, which has prompted much reconstruction of early eucharistic practice. Verses 19b-20, containing the cup of the new covenant and the command to do this in remembrance, are absent from Codex Bezae and some Old Latin manuscripts, and are shared almost verbatim with 1 Corinthians 11:24-25.

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Take it further: Luke 22:7-20

Commentary

Luke 22:19 CommentariesLk 22:19 Commentaries biblehub.com

Classic commentators gathered on the words this is my body, given for you.

Gill's Exposition on Luke 22:19Gill's Exposition on Lk 22:19 biblestudytools.com

Gill on Christ's institution of the bread as a new ordinance replacing the Passover it fulfills.

The Lord's Supper (Luke 22:7-20)The Lord's Supper (Lk 22:7-20) blueletterbible.org

Alexander Maclaren's exposition keyed to exactly this pericope, the preparation, revelation and institution.

Background & Word Study

95. The Last Supper (Luke 22:7-20)95. The Last Supper (Lk 22:7-20) jesuswalk.com

A study guide walking through the same verse range, useful for its structural outline of the scene.

Luke 22:20 interlinearLk 22:20 interlinear biblehub.com

Greek interlinear for the cup poured out in the new covenant in my blood.

The Church Fathers

Luke 22:20 (Catena)Lk 22:20 (Catena) catenabible.com

Patristic comment on the cup and the new covenant Jesus names over it.

Sermons & Reflections

Holy Week Helps: Maundy Thursday 1517.org

Preaching helps centered on the new covenant Christ hands over to the Church in this Supper.

Received in Repentance (Luke 22:7-20)Received in Repentance (Lk 22:7-20) lutheran-church-regina.com

A full Maundy Thursday sermon preached on exactly this text.

Worship & Prayers

Formula of Concord Study: Article VII resources.lcms.org

LCMS study resource for congregations working through the confession's teaching on the Supper this text institutes.

Podcast

Preaching the Text 1517.org

1517's lectionary podcast, whose episodes on Luke's institution account discuss Christ's testament as real gift, not ritual.

Art & Music

The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) en.wikipedia.org

The most famous depiction of the scene this text narrates, Christ at table instituting the Supper.

Study Hub

Formula of Concord, Epitome, Article VII: The Lord's Supper bookofconcord.org

The confessional Lutheran statement on the real presence, grounded directly in Luke's words of institution.

Theology and Practice of The Lord's Supper (I) projectwittenberg.org

A classic LCMS Synod essay on the doctrine and practice built on this institution text.

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