For I have received from the Lord what I have also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the same night that He was handed over, took bread, and giving thanks, He broke it, and said: Take and eat. This is My body, which shall be given up for you. Do this in remembrance of Me. (1Co 11:23-24)
Ἐγὼ γὰρ παρέλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, ὃ καὶ παρέδωκα ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ᾗ παρεδίδετο ἔλαβεν ἄρτονκαὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ εἶπεν· τοῦτό μού ἐστιν τὸ σῶμα oτὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.
ego enim accepi a Domino quod et tradidi vobis quoniam Dominus Iesus in qua nocte tradebatur accepit panem et gratias agens fregit et dixit hoc est corpus meum pro vobis hoc facite in meam commemorationem.
The way of breaking bread indicates sharing. Every time in the NT (14×) the verb “to break” is connected with bread. In this gesture, which is connected with words, we read the nobility and beauty of the heart of the Lord Jesus. The generosity of giving in this case is connected not with something external, but with the gift of oneself. Our Lord gives Himself to the end and without end because by sharing Himself, He indicates incomprehensible love.
