Luke 22:20
Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Cross-references
Luke 22:19 records the bread element just before this verse, completing the institution of both elements.
Exodus 24:8 records the old covenant sealed with blood, which this verse declares is replaced by the new covenant in Christ's blood.
Zechariah 9:11 prophesies deliverance through the blood of the covenant; Jesus' blood here fulfills that promise by instituting the new covenant.
1 Corinthians 10:16-21 explains that sharing the cup means participating in Christ's blood, reinforcing the covenant and exclusive worship it demands.
1 Corinthians 11:25 provides Paul's parallel account of the same institution, confirming the words 'new covenant in my blood.'
Hebrews 8:6-13 expands on the new covenant Jesus inaugurated, showing its superiority and the internal transformation it brings.
Hebrews 12:24 directly refers to Jesus' sprinkled blood as the mediator of the new covenant, echoing the cup's significance.
In Hebrews 13:20, the blood of the eternal covenant echoes Jesus' words, connecting the new covenant to his sacrifice.
Jeremiah 31:31 prophesies a new covenant, which Jesus here declares inaugurated in his blood.
Matthew 26:27 records the same cup saying, also linking it to Jesus' blood poured out for many.
In 2 Corinthians 3:6, Paul expands on the 'new covenant' as a ministry of the Spirit, contrasting with the old covenant of the letter.
Hebrews 7:22 explicitly calls Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant, directly referencing the new covenant instituted here.
Hebrews 8:8 quotes Jeremiah's prophecy of a new covenant, which Jesus declares fulfilled in the cup here.
Hebrews 9:17 explains that a covenant requires death; Jesus' blood in the cup ratifies the new covenant by his death.
Galatians 4:24 allegorically contrasts two covenants (Hagar and Sarah), providing the old/new covenant framework that Jesus' words here inaugurate.