While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, take it; this is my body — the fourfold action (took, gave thanks, broke, gave) is the Eucharistic action that echoes the two feeding miracles (6:41, 8:6) and is performed here in its most explicit form. This is my body — the identification of the bread with his body is stated without qualification in Mark. The body that will be broken tomorrow is present in the bread being broken tonight.

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