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NASB | Mark 14:25 "Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 14:25 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." |
Subject: What was in the cup, wine? |
Bible Note: we have to remember that in those days water was in most cases almost undrinkable - This is not true. Thus wine was the easily available cheap alternative -- This is also not true (the cheap part anyway) The water in Ephesus was particularly bitter -- This very well may be the case, but this is not in Jerusalem nor Galilee. Jesus certainly did drink wine at the Passover (as stated already in this thread) but nowhere that I have found does it say it was mixed with water or a "weak" version. These are often argument used by those who want to prohibit alcohol by their members, but it's not based in accurate history (at least that I have ever found.) If a church body wants to prohibit the stuff, they have the Biblical right to do so under the "binding and loosing" given by Jesus to his followers. Of course some read these verses differently too, but oh well. MJH |