Matthew 26:28

Easy To Read Version

This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people to forgive their sins.

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:31

The Lord said these things, “The time is coming when I will make a new Agreement {\cf2\super [259]} with the family of Israel, and with the family of Judah.

Leviticus 17:11

Why? Because the life of the body is in the blood. I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar. [309] You must do this to make yourselves pure. [310] You must give that blood {to me} as payment for the life {that you took}.

Zechariah 9:11

Jerusalem, we used blood\par to seal your Agreement.\par So I am setting your people free\par from that empty hole in the ground. {\cf2\super [24]} \par

Matthew 20:28

It is the same with the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [276]} The Son of Man did not come for other people to serve him. The Son of Man came to serve other people. The Son of Man came to give his life to save many people.”

Matthew 26:27

Then Jesus took a cup of wine. Jesus thanked God for it and gave it to the followers. Jesus said, “Every one of you drink this.

Matthew 26:29

I tell you this: I will not drink this wine again until that day when we are together in my Father’s kingdom and the wine is new. Then I will drink it again with you.”

Matthew 6:12

Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par

Mark 1:4

So John the Baptizer came and was baptizing people in the desert area. He told the people to be baptized {\cf2\super [5]} to show they wanted to change their lives. Then their sins would be forgiven.

Mark 14:24

Then Jesus said, “This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people.

Luke 22:19

Then Jesus took some bread. He thanked God for the bread and divided it. He gave it to the apostles. {\cf2\super [349]} Then Jesus said, “This bread is my body that I am giving for you. Eat this to remember me.”

Luke 22:20

In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup of wine and said, “This wine shows the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This new agreement begins with my blood (death) that I am giving for you.” {\cf2\super [350]}

Romans 5:15

But God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. Many people died because of the sin of that one man (Adam). But the grace (kindness) that people received from God was much greater. Many people received God’s gift \{of life\} by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:19

One man (Adam) disobeyed God and many people became sinners. But in the same way, one man (Christ) obeyed God and many people will be made right.

1 Corinthians 11:25

In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup of wine. Jesus said, “This wine shows the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This new agreement begins with my blood (death). When you drink this, do it to remember me.”

Ephesians 1:7

In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.

Colossians 1:14

The Son paid the price to make us free. In him we have forgiveness of our sins.

Colossians 1:20

And through Christ, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using Christ’s blood (death) on the cross.

Hebrews 10:29

So what do you think should be done to a person who shows his hate for the Son of God? Surely that person should have a much worse punishment. Yes, that person should have a worse punishment for not showing respect for the blood (Jesus’ death) that began the new agreement. {\cf2\super [137]} That blood once made that person holy. And that person should have a worse punishment for showing his hate against the Spirit {\cf2\super [138]} of God’s grace (kindness).

Hebrews 9:28

So Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And Christ will come a second time, but not for people’s sin. Christ will come the second time to bring salvation to those people who are waiting for him.

1 John 2:2

Jesus is the way our sins are taken away. And Jesus is the way that all people can have their sins taken away, too.

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “You know who they are, sir.”

Revelation 7:9

Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.