New Testament · Gospel

Mark 14:24

Betrayal Begins

He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Mark 14:24 · Berean Standard Bible
What It Means

Mark 14:24, in plain English

Jesus said, 'This is My blood of the covenant, poured out for many.'

Why it's here

Just as the original covenant between God and Israel was sealed with blood, Jesus was establishing a new covenant — sealed with His own life, offered for everyone.

Who's speaking

Jesus explains the meaning of the cup.

Where it sits in the story

These words carry the weight of all of history. Jesus was saying: My life is the price. My blood is the seal. This covenant is for you.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

Jesus identifies the cup as 'My blood of the covenant' (to haima mou tes diathekes), echoing Exodus 24:8 where Moses sealed the Sinai covenant with sacrificial blood, and adding 'poured out for many.'

Language and setting

The phrase 'for many' (huper pollon) draws from Isaiah 53:12 (the Suffering Servant who bears the sins of many), fusing covenant theology with vicarious atonement.

Voice

Jesus interprets the cup as His covenant blood.

Significance

Jesus declares that His death inaugurates a new covenant between God and humanity — one sealed not with animal blood but with His own, offered for the salvation of the many.

In context

Mark 14:22–26

22While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

23Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

25Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

26And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Read all of Mark 14 — A woman anoints Jesus with costly perfume while Judas negotiates his price. The Last Supper, Gethsemane, and Peter's denial unfold in rapid succession.

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