Mark 14:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²³ Then He took a cup [i.e., possibly containing wine made from fresh or preserved grape juice], and when He had given thanks to God, He passed it to them and they all drank from it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He also took a cup [of the juice of grapes], and when He had given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank of it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it.

Common English Bible

²³ He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank from it.

Mark 14:23 Cross References

Mark 14:22

And as they were eating He took a [small] loaf of bread, and when He had asked God’s blessing on it, He broke it and gave [pieces] to His disciples and said, “Take this, it is [i.e., represents] my [physical] body.”

Matthew 26:27

And He took a cup [i.e., probably wine made from fresh or possibly preserved grape juice], gave thanks to God, then passed it to them, saying, “All of you, drink from it;

1 Corinthians 10:16

Does not the “cup of blessing,” which we bless, signify a fellowship with Christ’s [physical] blood? [Note: This was the cup used at the close of the Passover meal and was called this because of the prayer of thanksgiving offered for it. Paul refers to such a prayer in connection with its use in the Lord’s Supper]. Does not the bread which we break signify a fellowship with Christ’s [physical] body?

Romans 14:6

The person who observes a certain day [as specially sacred], does so out of devotion to the Lord. And the person who eats [only certain foods] does so out of devotion to the Lord, for he is thankful to God [for what he eats]. And the person who refuses to eat [certain foods], does so out of devotion to the Lord and he is thankful to God [for what he does eat].

Luke 22:17

Then Jesus took a cup [Note: This was one of the cups partaken of during the Passover meal], and after giving thanks to God [for it], He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves,

Mark 14:24

And He said to them, “This is [i.e., represents] my blood of the Agreement [i.e., between God and mankind] which is [to be] poured out for many people.