Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Cross-references
Matthew 20:28 says the Son of Man came 'to give his life as a ransom for many' — same 'for many' and sacrificial purpose.
Leviticus 17:11 explains that blood makes atonement for life, grounding Jesus’ statement that his blood is poured out for forgiveness of sins.
Revelation 7:14 depicts robes washed white in the Lamb's blood, directly illustrating the cleansing and forgiveness Jesus's blood provides.
Hebrews 13:20 calls Christ's blood 'the blood of the eternal covenant' — directly echoing Jesus' words in Matthew.
Hebrews 10:4-14 argues that animal sacrifices cannot take away sins; Christ's once-for-all sacrifice does — explaining why Jesus' blood is needed.
Hebrews 9:28 highlights Christ's single sacrifice to take away sins, reinforcing the once-for-all nature of the blood poured out for many.
Hebrews 9:22 states the principle that forgiveness requires bloodshed, grounding Jesus's words in the Old Testament sacrificial system.
Hebrews 9:14-22 explains that Christ's blood cleanses and inaugurates the covenant, echoing the same theology.
In Ephesians 1:7, redemption through Christ's blood is directly tied to forgiveness, echoing the purpose of the covenant blood poured out.
1 Corinthians 11:25 gives Paul's account of the cup: 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood' — directly parallel.
Exodus 24:8 provides the exact phrase 'blood of the covenant' that Jesus quotes, identifying his blood with the Mosaic covenant ratification.
Zechariah 9:11 prophesies 'the blood of my covenant' freeing prisoners — Jesus' blood fulfills this, inaugurating the new covenant and forgiveness.
Jeremiah 31:31 prophesies a new covenant, which Jesus inaugurates by calling his blood 'of the covenant' — a clear fulfillment.
Mark 14:24 records the identical institution saying: 'This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.'
Hebrews 9:20 echoes Exodus 24:8 ratifying the old covenant with blood, paralleling Jesus’ words for the new covenant.
Revelation 5:9 shows Christ’s blood purchasing people from every nation, fulfilling the forgiveness He proclaimed.
1 Peter 1:19 describes Christ as the unblemished Lamb whose precious blood secures the forgiveness Jesus declares.
Psalm 50:5 describes making a covenant by sacrifice — the same OT framework Jesus fulfills here with his blood as the covenant sacrifice.
Hebrews 12:24 presents Jesus’ blood speaking a better word than Abel’s, as mediator of the new covenant for forgiveness.
Isaiah 42:6 prophesies the Servant as a 'covenant for the people' — Christ's blood here inaugurates that promised covenant.
Hebrews 10:3 contrasts the old covenant’s annual reminders of sin with Jesus’ blood that actually forgives sins.
Isaiah 49:8 also speaks of the Servant as 'a covenant for the people' — Jesus' blood here seals that covenant as prophesied.
Daniel 9:27 prophesies the Messiah making a covenant with many — Jesus here establishes that covenant through his blood.
Hebrews 8:8 cites Jeremiah’s prophecy of a new covenant, which Jesus’ blood fulfills as the promised covenant.
Hebrews 7:22 identifies Jesus as the guarantor of the better covenant that His blood inaugurates.
Galatians 3:13 reveals that Christ’s blood poured out for forgiveness also redeems us from the law’s curse through His substitutionary death.
Galatians 1:4 says Christ 'gave himself for our sins' — the same self-giving Jesus describes here as blood poured out for forgiveness.
2 Corinthians 3:6 speaks of the 'new covenant' — the very covenant Jesus inaugurates here with his blood.
1 Corinthians 15:3 summarizes the gospel: Christ died for our sins — the same atoning death Jesus describes here as blood poured out for forgiveness.
Colossians 1:20 expands the blood's effect to cosmic reconciliation, showing the broader scope of Christ's sacrificial work.
Colossians 1:14 connects redemption and forgiveness to Christ, mirroring the forgiveness that Jesus's blood secures.
1 John 2:2 declares Christ's atoning sacrifice for the whole world, broadening the 'for many' to a universal scope.