[B-Greek] Matt 26.26 give thanks for what?

Nikolaos Adamou nikolaos.adamou at hotmail.com
Wed Dec 24 23:26:18 EST 2008




Ἐσθιόντων
δὲ αὐτῶν
λαβὼν ὁ
Ἰησοῦς
τὸν ἄρτον
καὶ εὐλογήσας
ἔκλασε καὶ
ἐδίδου τοῖς
μαθηταῖς καὶ
εἶπε· Λάβετε φάγετε· τοῦτό
ἐστι τὸ
σῶμά μου·

καὶ λαβὼν
τὸ ποτήριον καὶ
εὐχαριστήσας ἔδωκεν
αὐτοῖς
λέγων· Πίετε ἐξ αὐτοῦ
πάντες·

τοῦτο γάρ ἐστι
τὸ αἷμά
μου τὸ τῆς
καινῆς διαθήκης τὸ
περὶ πολλῶν
ἐκχυνόμενον εἰς
ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.



Esthiontōn de autōn labōn o Iēsous ton arton kai eulogēsas eklase kai edidou
tois mathētais kai eipe Labete phagete· touto esti to sōma mou·

kai labōn potērion kai eucharistēsas edōken autois legōn· Piete ex autou pantes

touto gar esti to aima mou to tēs diathēkēs to peri pollōn ekchunnomenon eis
aphesin amartiōn.

 

This is
the moment that Christ established the mystical sacrament of Eucarist.

He does
not give thanks for the meal.

From the
“critical” texts the definite article TON arton is missing.

He does not bless bread, but THE bread.

It is not “a
loaf of bread” (ISV 2008) or “some bread” (NASB 2005) or just “bread” (KJV) but
“the bread” (Darby Bible Translation).

Lord did not give thanks, He
Blessed, and by blessing He transform the bread into His Body.

The Bread IS the Christ’s Body.

Instead
of δοὺς (just
once) there is ἐδίδου (continuously).

The same
continues with the wine, the sacrificial Blood of the New Testament that clears
all transgressions.



To those who
are members of the Church, these phrases are parts of the Eucharist and by no
means can be confused to blessing of the food in meals.

 



> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:02:54 -0800
> From: mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [B-Greek] Matt 26.26 give thanks for what?
> 
> 
> 
> ESQIONTWN DE AUTWN LABWN hO IHSOUS ARTON KAI EULOGHSAS EKLASEN KAI DOUS TOIS MAQHTAIS EIPEN LABETE FAGETE TOUTO ESTIN TO SWMA MOU 
> 
> The EULOGHSAS seems somewhat vague to me. Is there any conceptual antecedent, or something similar, that clues us in as to WHAT Jesus is giving thanks for? The reason I am asking is because I have heard people, having been asked to bless the meal, give thanks to God for their many blessings, health, and perhaps pray for the soldiers abroad (for their safety and soon return), but sometimes they don't actually give thanks for THE FOOD. Is there something implicit here, or in other related passages, where we can surmise that our prayers (for meals) should specifically thank the Lord for the MEAL, rather than just a giving of thanks that seem unrelated to the present meal time. I realize this is a rather weird question, but I'm just wondering.
> 
> Mitch Larramore
> Sugar Land, Texas
> 
> 
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