26 Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after *blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." [Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25] 27 And when He had taken a cup and *given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you;28 for this is My blood of the [new and better] covenant, which [ratifies the agreement and] is being poured out for many [as a *substitutionary atonement] for the forgiveness of sins. [Ex 24:6-8]