Matthew 14:19 shows Jesus giving thanks and distributing bread to disciples, a similar pattern of blessing and giving seen here with the cup.

Matthew 15:36 repeats the giving-thanks-and-distributing pattern from the feeding of 4000, mirroring Jesus’ actions at the Last Supper.

Mark 14:23 gives the parallel account of the same cup-taking and giving of thanks, adding that all the disciples drank from it.

Mark 14:24 records the identical words about the cup being Jesus' blood of the covenant, poured out for many.

Luke 22:20 provides a parallel account, emphasizing the cup as the new covenant in Jesus' blood.

1 Corinthians 10:16 explicitly calls the cup a participation in Christ’s blood, linking the ritual to communion with his sacrifice.

Psalm 116:13 speaks of the 'cup of salvation' as a thanksgiving offering, prefiguring the cup of the new covenant Jesus offers.

Isaiah 25:6 depicts a future feast with aged wine, echoing the cup Jesus shares as a foretaste of the messianic banquet.

1 Corinthians 11:28 adds the instruction to examine oneself before drinking the cup, a later apostolic application of this practice.