Matthew 26:27 Drink you all of it;

Spoken to
Apostles

The Last Supper. This verse is said as Jesus gives wine to the apostles. 

KJV

Matthew 26:27 Drink ye all of it;

NIV

Matthew 26:27  Drink from it, all of you.

LISTENERS HEARD

Drink out it, everyone.

MY TAKE

Time to celebrate.

GREEK (Each Word Explained Bottom of Page)
LOST IN TRANSLATION

The current Greek source that I use puts this quote in the next verse, Matthew 26:28, with Christ's words there. However, most English translations follow the KJV in putting it here in this verse.

# KJV TRANSLATION ISSUES
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  • CW - Confusing Word -- The "of" does not capture the specific meaning of the word.
  • IW - Inserted Word -- The word "of it" doesn't exist in the source.
EACH WORD of KJV

Drink  - -- The word "drink" is the Greek for meaning to "drink." It also has a double meaning. "To drink" also means "to celebrate."

ye  - - -- This is from the second-person, plural form of the verb. Since this is a command, normally the subject wouldn't be shown in English.

all  - The word translated as "all" is from the Greek adjective meaning "all", "the whole", "every," and similar ideas. It is in a form where it would apply to all those listening to him. "All of you" makes this a little cleared that "ye all".

of  - - -- (CW) The Greek preposition translated as "of" means "out of" or "from." It is not a possessive form.

it; - The word translated as "it" is the Greek word commonly translated as pronouns in English.

 

EACH WORD of NIV

Drink from it, all of you.

Drink  - -- The word "drink" is the Greek for meaning to "drink." It also has a double meaning. "To drink" also means "to celebrate."

from - - -- The Greek preposition translated as "from" means "out of" or "from."

it; - The word translated as "it" is the Greek word commonly translated as pronouns in English.

all  - The word translated as "all" is from the Greek adjective meaning "all", "the whole", "every," and similar ideas. It is in a form where it would apply to all those listening to him. "All of you" makes this a little cleared that "ye all".

of you. -- (IW) There is nothing that can be translated as "of it" in the Greek source.

 

COMPARISON: GREEK to KJV

Πίετε , [36 verses](verb 2nd pl aor imperat act) "Drink" is pino, which means "to drink", "to celebrate," and "soak up."

ἐξ [121 verses] (prep)"Of" is from ek, which means 1) [of motion] "out of", "from", "by", "away from;" 2) [of place] "beyond", "outside of", "beyond;" 3) [of succession] "after", "from;" 4) [of rest] "on", "in," 5) [of time] "since", "from", "at", "in;" 5) [of materials] "out of", "made from."

αὐτοῦ [720 verses](adj sg neut gen ) "It" is from autos, which means "the same," and the reflexive pronouns, "myself", "yourself", "himself", "herself", "itself," or the oblique case (not a subject of a sentence) of the pronouns, "him", "her," and "it." The form matches the "blood" in the rest of the quote in the next verse.

πάντες [212 verses](adj pl masc voc) "Ye all" is from pas, which means "all", "the whole", "every", "anyone", "all kinds," and "anything

Unimportant Opinions and Imaginings

"Drink from it," he said cheerfully, passing a glass of win to his left.

"Everyone!" he added, indicating they should pass the glass around.

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