Gospel Note
The climax of this moving passage comes in verses 15-19a (19b and 20 are a later addition based on 1 Corinthians 11:23-25), which contain Luke's distinctive order of the events of the institution of the Lord's Supper: the symbols are given in verse order (wine, then bread), as compared to Mark's and Matthew's versions; no connection between the wine and blood is made; and the eschatological reference to the coming reign and Jesus' declaration of abstinence are placed before the distribution of wine and bread, thereby emphasizing …