Luk 22:20 | NET2full | STEP | And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten , saying , “ This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood .

Luke 22:20

20 And in the same way he took ^{▼▼tn The words “he took” are not in the Greek text at this point, but are an understood repetition from v. 19.} the cup after they had eaten, ^{▼▼tn The phrase “after they had eaten” translates the temporal infinitive construction μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι (meta to deipnēsai), where the verb δειπνέω (deipneō) means “to eat a meal” or “to have a meal.”} saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant ^{▼▼sn Jesus’ death established the forgiveness promised in the new covenant of Jer 31:31. Jesus is reinterpreting the symbolism of the Passover meal, indicating the presence of a new era.} in my blood.