And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
and your mouth like the best wine. It goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over lips and teeth.
I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love!
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
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