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Matthew 26

Matt. 26:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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28
For
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
this
touto (Greek #5124)
that thing
KJV usage: here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
Pronounce: too'-to
Origin: neuter singular nominative or accusative case of 3778
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
my
mou (Greek #3450)
of me
KJV usage: I, me, mine (own), my.
Pronounce: moo
Origin: the simpler form of 1700
blood
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
haima (Greek #129)
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
KJV usage: blood.
Pronounce: hah'-ee-mah
Origin: of uncertain derivation
of the
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
new
kainos (Greek #2537)
new (especially in freshness; while 3501 is properly so with respect to age
KJV usage: new.
Pronounce: kahee-nos'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
testament
diatheke (Greek #1242)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
KJV usage: covenant, testament.
Pronounce: dee-ath-ay'-kay
Origin: from 1303
l, which is shed
ekcheo (Greek #1632)
to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
KJV usage: gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill.
Pronounce: ek-kheh'-o
Origin: ἐκχύνω (ek-khoo'-no) from 1537 and χέω (to pour)
for
peri (Greek #4012)
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
KJV usage: (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from the base of 4008
many
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
for
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
the remission
aphesis (Greek #859)
freedom; (figuratively) pardon
KJV usage: deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission.
Pronounce: af'-es-is
Origin: from 863
of sins
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
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Jer. 31:31•  (Jer. 31:31)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 24:7‑8•  (Ex. 24:7‑8)
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Lev. 17:11•  (Lev. 17:11)
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Jer. 31:31•  (Jer. 31:31)
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Zech. 9:11•  (Zech. 9:11)
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Mark 14:24• 24{i}And he said to them, This is my{/i} blood of the [new] covenant, shed for many. (Mark 14:24)
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Luke 22:19• 19And having taken a loaf with thanksgiving he broke and gave [it] to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me. (Luke 22:19)
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1 Cor. 11:25• 25In like manner also the cup, after having supped, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me. (1 Cor. 11:25)
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Heb. 9:14‑22• 14by how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by [the] eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve a living God?
 15And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those that are called might receive the promise of the everlasting inheritance.
 16For where a testament [is], the death of the testator must be brought in;
 17for a testament [is] valid after men [are] dead: since it in no wise hath force while the testator liveth.
 18Whence neither the first hath been inaugurated without blood.
 19For when every commandment was spoken according to law by Moses to all the people, having taken the blood of calves and of goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
 20saying, This [is] the blood of the covenant which God enjoined on you.
 21And the tabernacle too, and all the vessels of service he sprinkled alike with the blood;
 22and almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding cometh no remission. (Heb. 9:14‑22)
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Heb. 10:4‑14• 4For blood of bulls and goats [is] incapable of taking away sins.
 5Wherefore entering into the world he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou willedst not, but a body thou preparedst for me:
 6in whole burnt-offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hadst no pleasure.
 7Then I said, Lo, I am come (in the book-roll it is written of me) to do thy will, O God.
 8Above saying, Sacrifice and offering and whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou willedst not nor hadst pleasure in (the which are offered according to the law),
 9then he hath said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first that he may establish the second;
 10by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
 11And every priest indeed standeth daily ministering and offering often the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins;
 12but he having offered one sacrifice for sins, continuously sat down on God's right hand,
 13henceforth waiting until his enemies be set as footstool of his feet.
 14For by one offering he hath perfected continuously the sanctified. (Heb. 10:4‑14)
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Heb. 13:20• 20But the God of peace, that brought again from among [the] dead our Lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of blood of an everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)
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Matt. 20:28• 28{i}as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.{/i} (Matt. 20:28)
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Rom. 5:15,19• 15But [shall] not, as the offence, so also [be] the free gift? for if by the offence of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ abound unto the many.
 19For as by the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many shall be constituted righteous. (Rom. 5:15,19)
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Eph. 1:7• 7in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace, (Eph. 1:7)
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Col. 1:14,20• 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;
 20and by him to reconcile the universe unto him, having made peace by the blood of his cross(by him, whether the things on the earth or those in the heavens. (Col. 1:14,20)
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Heb. 9:22,28• 22and almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding cometh no remission.
 28so also the Christ, having been once offered to bear sins of many, shall appear a second time apart from sin to those that look for him unto salvation. (Heb. 9:22,28)
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1 John 2:2• 2and he is [the] propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the whole world. (1 John 2:2)
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Rev. 7:9,14• 9After these things I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
 14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Rev. 7:9,14)
• The bread, but especially the cup, set forth the Messiah, not alive on earth, but rejected and slain. The broad truth is given here, as by Mark, in "This is My body," without dwelling on the grace which gave it; it is the truth in itself without accessories seen elsewhere. (“Remarks on Matthew 26” by W. Kelly)
• "Which is shed for many," because the refusal of the Messiah by Israel, and His death, opened the way for others outside — for Gentiles; and it was important for our Evangelist to note this. (“Remarks on Matthew 26” by W. Kelly)
• Matthew adds, "for the remission of sins," in contrast with the blood of the old covenant, which held forth its penal sanction: for the blood in Ex. 24 sealed on the people their promise of obedience to the law under menace of death: here, in the Savior's blood, they drink the witness of their sins blotted out and gone. (“Remarks on Matthew 26” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For this is my blood, that of the newc covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.

JND Translation Notes

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The word "new" here has very doubtful authority.

W. Kelly Translation

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For this is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)