22 While they were eating, he took a flat loaf of bread and thanked God for it. Then he broke it into pieces and gave it to them and said to them, "This bread represents [MET] my body. Take it and eat it." 23 Afterwards, he took a cup that contained wine and thanked God for it. Then he gave it to them, and then, as they all drank from it, 24 he said to them, "This wine represents [MET] my blood, which is about to be shed {which is about to flow from my body} when my enemies kill me. With this blood I will sign the agreement that God has made to forgive the sins of many people. 25 I want you to know this: I will not drink any more wine in this way until the time when I drink it with a new meaning when I begin to rule as a king."