And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, 'This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me' — Christ's thanksgiving (eucharisteo) over the bread and the breaking (klasma) establish the pattern of the meal; the phrase 'for you' (hyper hymōn) indicates substitution or covenant sacrifice, and 'in remembrance' (anamnesis) is not mere memory but a participatory recalling that makes present the covenant act.

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