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Commentaries on Mark 14:23

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks,.... Over it, and for it, by blessing it, and appropriating it to the present use and service: he gave it to them; his disciples, and they all drank of it; Judas, as well as the rest, as he bid them do; [See comments on Matthew 26:27].

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter begins the account which this evangelist gives of the death and sufferings of our Lord Jesus, which we are all concerned to be acquainted, not only with the history of, but with the mystery of. Here is, I. The plot of the chief priests and scribes against Christ, ver. 1, 2. II. The anointing of Christ's head at a supper in Bethany, two days before his death, ver. 3-9. III. The...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. There was no fear of their making the mistake, which had been made by Humanists, of taking these words literally, because Jesus Christ was sitting there. They could not imagine that, as he took bread, he would say...