LORD’S SUPPER

Greek Word Meanings:

Sup = deipneo meaning to sup, to take evening meal

Supper = deipnon meaning supper, evening meal

Lord’s Supper = kuriakos meaning belonging to the Lord

Communion = koinonia meaning act of using a thing in common

Break = klazo meaning to break down

Break = klao meaning to break

Breaking = klasis meaning breaking

Bread = artos meaning bread; loaf of wheat; used throughout the New Testament for the word bread. ( azumos meaning nleavened bread; used in reference to special Jewish days.)

Cup = poterion meaning drinking vessel

Thankful = eucharisteo meaning to thank or be thankful

Sign = semeion meaning a sign, mark or signal

Sacrifice = thusia meaning a slaughter, slaughtered animal

Mystery = musteriou meaning secret, deep truth of something formerly unknown but now revealed.

Table = trapeza meaning a table with four feet(legs)

Lord’s Table = kurios meaning Lord, Master

Blood = haima meaning blood

Body = soma meaning body

Fruit = gennema meaning produce

Wine = gleukos meaning sweet or new wine oinos meaning wine, juice of the grape

 

WHAT IS THE LORD’S SUPPER?

Breaking Bread- Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and

fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."

Acts 2:46 "And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and

breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and

singleness of heart."

Acts 20:7 "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came

together to break bread, Paul preached unto them."

Communion- I Corinthians 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the

communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the

communion of the body of Christ?

Lord’s Supper: I Corinthians 11:20 "When ye come together therefore into one place, this

                    is not to eat the Lord’s Supper (it is not possible to eat the Lord’s supper)."

Lord’s Table: I Corinthians 10:21 "Ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s

                    table, and of the table of devil."

Bread: Matthew 26:26;Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19; John 6:47-58 "Jesus took bread, and

                    blessed it, and gave it to the disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body."

I Corinthians 10:16 "The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the

                    body of Christ?"

I Corinthians 11:23-24 "The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed

                    took bread: and when he had given thanks, he break it, and said, Take eat: this is

                    my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

Body: Matthew 26:26 "Take, eat: this is my body."

Mark 14:22 "Take, eat: this is my body."

Luke 22:19 "This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me."

I Corinthians 10:16 "The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the

                   body of Christ?"

I Corinthians 11:24 "Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you:"

*Cup: Matthew 26:27; Mark 14:23-24; Luke 22:17 "And he took the cup, and gave thanks,

                   and gave it to them, saying, Drink it all of you(divide it among yourselves); for this

                   is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

I Corinthians 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of

                   the blood of Christ?

I Corinthians 10:21 "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils;"

I Corinthians 11:25 "He took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new

                   testament in my blood."

Fruit: Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18 "But I say unto you, I will not drink

                   henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my

                   Father’s kingdom."

Passover Wine: yayin Hebrew meaning what is pressed out, juice of the grape

*Note: It is the blood of Christ which saves NOT cup of Lord’s Supper

Acts 20:28 "God hath purchased the church with is own blood."

Romans 5:9 "Now justified by his blood."

Ephesians 1:7 "Redemption through his blood."

Colossians 1:20 "Having made peace through the blood of his cross."

Romans 3:25; Ephesians 2:13; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:14, 13:12; I Peter 1:19; I

John 1:7; Revelation 5:9

 

WHY SHOULD THE LORD’S SUPPER BE OBSERVED?

Luke 22:19 "This do in remembrance of me."

I Corinthians 11:23 "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you."

I Corinthians 11:25 "This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me."

 

WHEN SHOULD THE LORD’S SUPPER BE OBSERVED?

Matthew 26:20; Mark 14:17; Luke 22:14 "When even was come."

Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly…in breaking of bread."

Acts 2:46 "And they, continuing daily…breaking bread from house to house, did eat their

meat with gladness and singleness of heart."

Acts 20:7 "Upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to bread

                   bread…midnight…had broken bread, and eaten…"

I Corinthians 11:23 "The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:"

I Corinthians 11:25 "This do ye, as oft as (pollakis meaning as many times, as much)ye

                   drink it."

I Corinthians 11:26 "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the

                   Lord’s death till he come."

 

WHERE SHOULD THE LORD’S SUPPER BE OBSERVED?

Matthew 26:18 "I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples."

Mark 14:14-15 "Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my

                   disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and

                   prepared: there make ready for us."

Acts 2:42 "And thy continued steadfastly in breaking of bread." (Where ever they met)

Acts 2:46 "And they, continuing daily breaking bread from house to house."

Acts 20:7-8 "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break

                   bread…in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together."

 

WHO OBSERVED THE LORD’S SUPPER?

Matthew 26:20; Mark 14:17; Luke 22:14 "He sat down with the twelve."

Matthew 26:27 "Drink it all of you ."

Mark 14:23 "They all drank of it."

Acts 1:15 "The names of together were about an hundred and twenty.

Acts 2:41-42 "the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls."

Acts 20:7 "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break

                  bread."

I Corinthians 10:16-17 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the

`                 blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of

                  Christ? For we being many are one bread, and on body: for we are all partakers of

                  that one bread."

I Corinthians 10:21 "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils; ye cannot

be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils."

I Corinthians 11:21 "For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper."

 

HOW SHOULD THE LORD’S SUPPER BE OBSERVED?

Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19; I Corinthians 11:24 "And as they were eating

                   (supper/meal), Jesus took bread and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the

                   disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body."

Matthew 26:27-30; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17 "And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and

                  gave it to them, saying, Drink it all of you; For this is my blood of the new testament

                  which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink

                  henceforth of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in y Father’s

                  kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn (humneo = to sing a song of praise), they

                  went out into the Mount of Olives."

I Corinthians 11:27 "Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup

                 of the Lord, unworthily (anxios = meaning wrong attitude, wrong spirit, unworthy

                 way or motive, treating it as common, wrong spirit, unworthy way or manner) shall

                 be guilty (enochos = held in, subject to, desecrating, profaning) of the body and

                 blood of the Lord."

I Corinthians 11:28 "But let a man examine (dokimazo = to prove, test, self-

                 examination, look into his own heart) himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and

                 drink of that cup."

I Corinthians 11:29 "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,( anxios = meaning

                 wrong attitude, wrong spirit, unworthy way or motive, treating it as common,

                 wrong spirit, unworthy way or manner) eateth damnation (krima = judgment,

                 condemnation) to himself, not discerning (diakrino = to recognize, distinguish,

                 evaluate, judge thoroughly) the Lord’s (not in original manuscripts) body."

I Corinthians 11:30 "For this cause many are weak( asthenes = without strength)

                 and sickly (arrhostos = not robust or strong, weakly, feeble) among you, and many

                 sleep (koimaomai = to lie down in sleep, to die)."

I Corinthians 11:31 "For if we would judge (diakrino = to judge thoroughly, examine,

                 recognize, distinguish, evaluate) ourselves, we should not be judged (krino = to

                 judge, punish)."

I Corinthians 11:32 "But when we are judged (krino = to judge, punish), we are

                chastened (paideuo = to instruct, train up, discipline) of the Lord, that we should

                not be condemned (katakrino = to judge down, condemn) with the world."

I Corinthians 11:33 "Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat (phago

                = to eat which is same word used by Jesus at Last Supper) , tarry (ekdechomai = to

               receive in, wait) one for another."

I Corinthians 11:34 "And if any man hunger (peinao = to hunger), let him eat (esthio

               = to eat) at home (oikos = own house, household); that ye come not together unto

              condemnation (krima = judgment, punishment). And the rest will I set in order

              when I come."