Verses about Communion
What the Bible says about the Lord's Supper. 30 curated verses to bring you clarity and truth.
John 6:55
Because my body is real food, and my blood is real drink.
⚡ Jesus is saying he's not just symbolic, he's the actual sustenance your soul needs.
Read Made SimpleMatthew 20:23
Jesus told them, 'You're definitely going to go through what I'm going through, the same struggles and suffering. But those spots of honor next to me? That's…
⚡ Jesus promises we'll face real struggles, but reminds us that God's the one who decides who gets the highest honors.
Read Made SimpleJohn 6:56
Anyone who takes in my body and blood, we're connected on the deepest level. I'm in them, they're in me, completely intertwined.
⚡ Jesus is talking about the most intimate spiritual connection possible, you in him, him in you.
Read Made SimpleMark 14:23
Then he picked up the cup, said a prayer of thanks, and passed it around to all of them. Everyone drank from it.
⚡ Jesus shared the cup with everyone, no one was left out of this moment.
Read Made SimpleMicah 6:7
Does God really want thousands of rams sacrificed, or rivers and rivers of oil poured out? Should I sacrifice my firstborn child to make up for my mistakes, …
⚡ God doesn't want your expensive sacrifices or dramatic gestures, he wants your heart.
Read Made SimpleMark 10:39
They confidently told him, 'Yeah, we can handle it.' Jesus looked at them and said, 'You will definitely go through the same struggles I'm about to face, and…
⚡ Sometimes we think we're ready for challenges we don't even understand yet, but life has a way of teaching us what we're actually made of.
Read Made SimplePhilippians 1:20
I'm hoping and praying so hard that I won't let anyone down or embarrass myself. I want to be bold and fearless, just like I've always tried to be. Whether I…
⚡ Live your life so boldly that Christ shines through everything you do, whether you're thriving or going through it.
Read Made SimpleLuke 11:39
Jesus called them out: 'You Pharisees are obsessed with looking perfect on the outside, scrubbing every cup and plate spotless. But inside? You're full of gr…
⚡ Jesus said stop performing righteousness and start actually being righteous.
Read Made SimpleEzekiel 27:27
All your wealth, your markets, your trade goods, your sailors and ship captains, your repair crews, your business partners, and your entire army, everyone wh…
⚡ When empires fall, everything and everyone goes down with the ship.
Read Made SimpleJeremiah 51:7
Babylon was like a golden cup in God's hand that got the whole world drunk. All the nations drank from her wine, and now they're completely out of their minds.
⚡ Even the most powerful empires are just tools in God's hands, and their influence can make the whole world lose its way.
Read Made SimpleMatthew 10:42
And listen, if you give even just a cup of cold water to one of my followers, simply because they're my follower, I'm telling you the truth: you're definitel…
⚡ Even the smallest acts of kindness done for the right reasons don't go unnoticed.
Read Made SimpleGenesis 40:5
Both men, the king's cup-bearer and baker who were imprisoned, had dreams on the same night. Each man had his own dream, and each dream had its own special m…
⚡ The writer is describing how two imprisoned royal servants each had meaningful dreams on the same night.
Read Made SimpleEzekiel 27:22
The traders from Sheba and Raamah were your business partners too. They showed up to your markets with the finest spices, precious gems, and gold, basically …
⚡ Even the most exclusive dealers wanted to do business with you.
Read Made SimpleEzekiel 23:31
You've been following in your sister's footsteps, making all the same mistakes she did. So now you're going to face the same consequences she faced, I'm hand…
⚡ Copy someone's bad choices, and you'll get their bad consequences too.
Read Made Simple1 Corinthians 10:21
You can't drink from God's cup and then turn around and drink from the devil's cup too. You can't sit at God's table and also pull up a chair at the devil's …
⚡ Pick a side, you can't have it both ways with God.
Read Made Simple1 Corinthians 11:24
After he thanked God, he broke the bread and said, 'Take this and eat it, this is my body, broken for you. Every time you do this, remember me.'
⚡ Jesus turned a simple meal into the most powerful reminder of his love for us.
Read Made SimpleEzekiel 23:32
This is what the Lord God says: You're going to drink from the same cup of consequences your sister did, and it's a big one. People will mock you and make fu…
⚡ When you follow someone else's destructive path, you'll face the same painful consequences they did.
Read Made SimpleLamentations 3:4
He's aged my body and worn down my skin, literally broken me down to my bones.
⚡ Sometimes life hits so hard it feels like it's breaking you from the inside out.
Read Made SimpleGenesis 44:16
And Judah said, 'What can we say to you, my lord? What can we tell you? How can we prove we're innocent? God has exposed the guilt of your servants. Look, we…
⚡ Judah is admitting defeat and guilt before Joseph (whom he doesn't recognize), accepting that they and Benjamin will all become slaves because God has exposed their wrongdoing.
Read Made SimpleLamentations 4:21
Go ahead and celebrate, Edom, you think you're sitting pretty in your comfortable spot. But that same cup of judgment is coming your way too. You'll be just …
⚡ Nobody gets to stay comfortable forever when they're celebrating other people's downfall.
Read Made SimpleMark 9:41
Anyone who gives you even just a cup of water because you follow me, I'm telling you, God sees that kindness and they're going to be blessed for it.
⚡ Even the smallest acts of kindness toward believers don't go unnoticed by God.
Read Made SimpleMatthew 26:42
He went off to pray a second time and said, 'Dad, if there's no way around this, if I have to go through with it, then I'm trusting your plan.'
⚡ Sometimes surrender isn't giving up, it's choosing to trust when the path forward looks impossible.
Read Made SimpleMark 7:4
And when they come back from the marketplace, they won't eat unless they wash first. There are tons of other traditions they follow too, like washing cups, p…
⚡ They had a whole system of cleaning rituals they stuck to religiously.
Read Made Simple1 Corinthians 14:16
Think about it, if you're praying or giving thanks in a way that only you understand, how is someone who doesn't know what you're saying supposed to agree wi…
⚡ Make sure people can actually follow along when you're leading them in prayer.
Read Made SimpleEzekiel 27:21
Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats, that's how they did commerce with you.
⚡ Even the desert kingdoms wanted to do business with you because of what you had to offer.
Read Made SimpleHebrews 13:9
Don't get swept away by all these different weird teachings floating around. What really matters is having your heart grounded in God's grace, not getting ca…
⚡ Stay rooted in grace, not caught up in every new spiritual trend that comes your way.
Read Made SimpleExodus 25:31
You must make a lampstand out of pure gold. The lampstand should be hammered from one piece of gold, its base, branches, cups, buds, and flowers should all b…
⚡ God is instructing Moses to create a beautiful golden lampstand for the tabernacle, crafted entirely from one piece of pure gold.
Read Made SimpleDaniel 10:9
But when I heard him speaking, I completely passed out face-first on the ground, like my body just couldn't handle what was happening.
⚡ Sometimes God's presence is so intense that our human bodies literally can't even.
Read Made SimpleDaniel 5:23
Instead, you went and disrespected the Lord of heaven. You had them bring out the sacred cups from his temple, and you, your officials, your wives, and your …
⚡ You praised dead statues while disrespecting the God who literally keeps you breathing.
Read Made SimpleJeremiah 52:19
The captain of the guard took everything valuable from the temple, the bowls, fire pans, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes, and cups. All the gold i…
⚡ When everything falls apart, even the sacred stuff doesn't get special treatment.
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