Luke 22:16

for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”

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WEBBE

for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”

BSB

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

KJV

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

ASV

for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

BBE

For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.

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λέγω legō I say G3004 γὰρ gar for G1063 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771 ὅτι hoti that G3754 οὐκέτι ouketi no longer G3756 οὐ ou certainly G3756 μὴ mē not G3361 φάγω phagō shall I eat G5315 ἐξ ex from G1537 αὐτὸ auto it G846 ἕως he'ōs until G2193 ὅτου hotou when G3748 πληρωθῇ plērōthēa it may be fulfilled G4137 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 βασιλείᾳ basileia kingdom G932 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 θεοῦ theou of God G2316

The early church

Thus then was our Lord the approver of the legal Passover; and as He taught that it related to the figure of His own dispensation, He forbids it henceforth to be represented in the flesh. Therefore He adds, For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. That is, I will no more celebrate the Mosaic Passover, until, being spiritually understood, it is fulfilled in the Church. For the Church is the kingdom of God; as in Luke, The kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 17:21.) Again, the ancient Passover, which He desired to bring to an end, is also alluded to in what follows; And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take ye, &c. For this gave He thanks, that the old things were about to pass away, and all things to become new.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But it is far more natural, that as before of the typical lamb, so now also of the drink of the Passover, He should say that He would no more taste, until the glory of the kingdom of God being made manifest, the faith of the whole world should appear; that so by means of the spiritual changing of the two greatest commands of the law, namely, the eating and drinking of the Passover, you might learn that all the Sacraments of the law were to be transferred to a spiritual observance.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–18

Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of the Lord's supper. Those who go upon Christ's word, need not fear disappointment. According to the orders given them, the disciples got all ready for the passover. Jesus bids this passover welcome. He desired it, though he knew his sufferings would follow, because it was in order to his Father's glory and man's redemption. He takes his leave of all passovers, signifying thereby his doing away all the ordinances of the ceremonial law, of which the passover was one of the earliest and chief. That type was laid aside, because now in the kingdom of God the substance was come.

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