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In biblical literature, the term "cup" is rich with symbolic and literal significance, appearing in various contexts throughout the Scriptures. The cup often represents one's portion or experience, whether of blessing or judgment, and is used in both the Old and New Testaments to convey profound theological truths.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the cup frequently symbolizes God's judgment or wrath. For instance, in Psalm 75:8 , it is written, "For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices; He pours from it, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs." Here, the cup represents divine retribution against the wicked, a theme echoed in prophetic literature such as Isaiah 51:17 and Jeremiah 25:15-17, where the cup is a metaphor for the suffering and desolation that God will bring upon nations due to their iniquity.

Conversely, the cup can also signify blessing and abundance. Psalm 23:5 states, "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows." In this context, the overflowing cup is a symbol of God's provision and favor, illustrating the abundance and security found in a relationship with the Lord.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the cup takes on additional layers of meaning, particularly in the context of Jesus' ministry and the establishment of the New Covenant. During the Last Supper, Jesus uses the cup as a symbol of His sacrificial death. In Matthew 26:27-28 , it is recorded, "Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.'" Here, the cup represents the new covenant in Christ's blood, signifying the atonement and redemption available through His sacrifice.

The cup also appears in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prays about the impending crucifixion. In Matthew 26:39 , Jesus prays, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." The cup in this passage symbolizes the suffering and wrath that Jesus is about to endure on behalf of humanity, highlighting His submission to the Father's will and His role as the suffering servant.

Symbolism and Theological Implications

Theologically, the cup serves as a powerful symbol of both judgment and salvation. It encapsulates the dual aspects of God's nature—His justice and His mercy. The imagery of the cup in Scripture invites believers to reflect on the gravity of sin and the profound grace offered through Christ's atoning work.

In Christian practice, the cup is central to the observance of the Lord's Supper, or Communion, where it serves as a tangible reminder of Christ's sacrifice and the believer's participation in the New Covenant. The act of drinking from the cup during Communion is an expression of faith and a proclamation of the Lord's death until He comes (1 Corinthians 11:26).

Overall, the biblical concept of the cup is multifaceted, encompassing themes of judgment, blessing, sacrifice, and redemption, and it remains a significant element in the theological and liturgical life of the Christian faith.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Cup

The cups of the Jews, whether of metal or earthenware, were possibly borrowed, in point of shape and design, from Egypt and from the Phoenicians, who were celebrated in that branch of workmanship. Egyptian cups were of various shapes, either with handles or without them. In Solomon's time all his drinking vessels were of gold, none of silver. (1 Kings 10:21) Babylon is compared to a golden cup. (Jeremiah 51:7) The great laver, or "sea," was made with a rim like the rim of a cup (cos), with flowers of lilies," (1 Kings 7:26) a form which the Persepolitan cups resemble. The cups of the New Testament were often no doubt formed on Greek and Roman models. They were sometimes of gold. (Revelation 17:4)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Cup

This word is taken in Scripture both in a proper and in a figurative sense. In a proper sense, it signifies a common cup, of horn, or some precious metal, Genesis 40:13 44:2 1Ki 7:26, such as is used for drinking out of at meals; or a cup of ceremony, used at solemn and religious meals-as at the Passover, when the father of the family pronounced certain blessings over the cup, and having tasted it, passed it round to the company and his whole family, who partook of it, 1 1 Corinthians 10:16. In a figurative sense, a cup is spoken of as filled with the portion given to one by divine providence, Psalm 11:6 16:5; with the blessings of life and of grace, Psalm 23:5; with a thank-offering to God, Exodus 29:40 Psalm 116:13; with liquor used at idolatrous feasts, 1 1 Corinthians 10:21; with love-potions, Revelation 17:4; with sore afflictions, Psalm 65:8 Isaiah 51:17; and with the bitter draught of death, which was often caused by a cup of hemlock or some other poison, Psalm 75:8. See Matthew 16:28 Luke 22:42 John 18:11. See CRUSE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A wine-cup (Genesis 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament were made after Roman and Greek models, and were sometimes of gold (Revelation 17:4).

The art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in Egypt (Genesis 44:2-17), and in the East generally.

The "cup of salvation" (Psalm 116:13) is the cup of thanksgiving for the great salvation. The "cup of consolation" (Jeremiah 16:7) refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to console relatives in mourning (Proverbs 31:6). In 1 Corinthians 10:16, the "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" (1 Corinthians 10:21). The sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of blessing pronounced over it (Matthew 26:27; Luke 22:17). The "portion of the cup" (Psalm 11:6; 16:5) denotes one's condition of life, prosperous or adverse. A "cup" is also a type of sensual allurement (Jeremiah 51:7; Proverbs 23:31; Revelation 17:4). We read also of the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup of God's wrath" (Psalm 75:8; Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15; Lamentations 4:21; Ezek. 23:32; Revelation 16:19; Comp. Matthew 26:39, 42; John 18:11). The cup is also the symbol of death (Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Hebrews 2:9).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.

2. (n.) The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.

3. (n.) Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.

4. (n.) That which is to be received or endured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

5. (n.) Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.

6. (n.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

7. (v. t.) To supply with cups of wine.

8. (v. t.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.

9. (v. t.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BLESSING, CUP OF

(to poterion tes eulogias, "the consecrated cup," 1 Corinthians 10:16): A technical term from the Jewish liturgy transferred to the Lord's Supper, and signifying the cup of wine upon which a blessing was pronounced. The suggestion that it carries with it a higher significance, as a cup that brings blessing, is not without force. The succeeding words, "we bless," are equivalent to "for which we give thanks." It was consecrated by thanksgiving and prayer.

See also CUP.

CUP

(Most frequently, koc; four other words in one passage each; poterion): A vessel for drinking from, of a variety of material (gold, silver, earthenware), patterns (Esther 1:7) and elaboration.

Figurative: By ordinary figure of speech, put sometimes for the contents of the cup, namely, for that which is drunk (Matthew 26:39). In both Old Testament and New Testament applied figuratively to that which is portioned out, and of which one is to partake; most frequently used of what is sorrowful, as God's judgments, His wrath, afflictions, etc. (Psalm 11:6; Psalm 75:8 Isaiah 51:17 Revelation 14:10). In a similar sense, used by Christ concerning the sufferings endured by Him (Matthew 26:39), and the calamities attending the confession of His name (Matthew 20:23). In the Old Testament applied also to the blessedness and joy of the children of God, and the full provision made for their wants (Psalm 16:5; Psalm 23:5; Psalm 116:13; compare Jeremiah 16:7 Proverbs 31:6). All these passages refer not only to the experience of an allotted joy and sorrow, but to the fact that all others share in this experience. Within a community of those having the same interests or lot, each received his apportioned measure, just as at a feast, each cup is filled for the individual to drain at the same time that his fellow-guests are occupied in the same way.

The Holy Supper is called "the cup of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 10:21), since it is the Lord who makes the feast, and tenders the cup, just as "the cup of demons" with which it is contrasted, refers to what they offer and communicate. In 1 Corinthians 11:25, the cup is called "the new covenant in my blood," i.e. it is a pledge and seal and means of imparting the blessings of the new covenant (Hebrews 10:16 f)-a covenant established by the shedding of the blood of Christ. The use of the word "cup" for the sacrament shows how prominent was the part which the cup had in the Lord's Supper in apostolic times. Not only were all commanded to drink of the wine (Matthew 26:27), but the very irregularities in the Corinthian church point to its universal use (1 Corinthians 11:27). Nor does the Roman church attempt to justify its withholding the cup from the laity (the communion in one form) upon conformity with apostolic practice, or upon direct Scriptural authority. This variation from the original institution is an outgrowth of the doctrines of transubstantiation and sacramental concomitance, of the attempt to transform the sacrament of the Eucharist into the sacrifice of the Mass, and of the wide separation between clergy and laity resulting from raising the ministry to the rank of a sacerdotal order. The practice was condemned by Popes Leo I (died 461) and Gelasius (died 496); but gained a firm hold in the 12th century, and was enacted into a church regulation by the Council of Constance in 1415.

See also BLESSING, CUP OF.

As to the use of cups for divination (Genesis 44:5), the reference is to superstitious practice derived from the Gentiles. For various modes of divining what is unknown by the pouring of water into bowls, and making observations accordingly, see Geikie, Hours with the Bible, I, 492, and article DIVINATION.

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

4221. poterion -- a wine cup
... a wine cup. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: poterion Phonetic Spelling:
(pot-ay'-ree-on) Short Definition: a drinking cup Definition: a drinking ...
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5357. phiale -- a (shallow) bowl
... cup, bowl, vial. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup ("phial") -- vial.
(phialas) -- 5 Occurrences. (phialen) -- 7 Occurrences. 5356, 5357. ...
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3582. xestes -- a sextarius (about a pint), a pitcher (of wood or ...
... Transliteration: xestes Phonetic Spelling: (xes'-tace) Short Definition: a Roman
measure, pitcher Definition: a Roman measure, a pitcher or cup of any size. ...
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2950. kumbalon -- a cymbal
... Word Origin from kumbe (a cup) Definition a cymbal NASB Word Usage cymbal (1). cymbal.
From a derivative of the base of kuma; a "cymbal" (as hollow) -- cymbal. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3563. kowc -- a cup
... 3562, 3563. kowc. 3563a . a cup. Transliteration: kowc Phonetic Spelling:
(koce) Short Definition: cup. cup, small owl From an unused ...
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1375. gabia -- a cup, bowl
... 1374, 1375. gabia. 1376 . a cup, bowl. Transliteration: gabia Phonetic Spelling:
(gheb-ee'-ah) Short Definition: cups. ... house, cup, pot. ...
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3563a. kos -- a cup
... a cup. Transliteration: kos Short Definition: cup. Word Origin of uncertain derivation
Definition a cup NASB Word Usage chalice* (2), cup (28), cups (1). ...
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6907. qubbaath -- a cup
... 6906, 6907. qubbaath. 6908 . a cup. Transliteration: qubbaath Phonetic
Spelling: (koob-bah'-ath) Short Definition: chalice. Word ...
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3599. kis -- bag, purse
... bag, cup, purse. A form for kowc; a cup; also a bag for money or weights -- bag,
cup, purse. see HEBREW kowc. 3598, 3599. kis. 3600 . Strong's Numbers.
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5592. caph -- a basin, goblet
... caph. 5592a . a basin, goblet. Transliteration: caph Phonetic Spelling: (saf)
Short Definition: bason. bason, bowl, cup, door post, gate, post, threshold ...
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7184. qasah -- jug, jar
... cover, cup. Or qasvah {kas-vaw'}; from an unused root meaning to be round; a jug
(from its shape) -- cover, cup. 7183b, 7184. qasah or qasvah. 7185 . ...
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101. aggan -- a bowl, basin
... basin, cup, goblet. Probably from nagan; a bowl (as pounded out hollow) -- basin,
cup, goblet. see HEBREW nagan. 100, 101. aggan. 102 . Strong's Numbers.
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7083. qeseth -- a pot (for ink), inkhorn
... inkhorn. From the same as kowc (or as qashah); properly, a cup, ie An ink-stand --
inkhorn. see HEBREW kowc. see HEBREW qashah. 7082, 7083. qeseth. 7084 . ...
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5592a. saph -- a basin, goblet
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a basin, goblet NASB Word Usage basin
(2), basins (1), bowls (1), cup (1), cups (2). 5592, 5592a. ...
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Library

'This Cup'
... D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps. XVIII to XXVIII 'THIS CUP'. 'And Jesus took the cup, and
grave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/this cup.htm

The Story of a Cup of Water
... BIBLE STORIES AND RELIGIOUS CLASSICS THE STORY OF A CUP OF WATER. BY THEODORE T.
MUNGER [From "Lamps and Paths," by courtesy of Houghton, Mifflin & Co.]. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the story of a cup.htm

The Golden Cup of Youth. January 16.
... The Golden Cup of Youth. January 16. Ah, glorious twenty-one, with your
inexhaustible powers of doing and enjoying, eating and hungering ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /the golden cup of youth.htm

God's Cup of Myrrh
... CHAPTER LIII GOD'S CUP OF MYRRH. I would bear in my body the dying, Of Him
who has died for me ". Here share, O my Lord, Thy rejection,. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/three friends of god/chapter liii gods cup of.htm

LM Anonymous. "Let this Cup Pass from Me. "
... III. JESUS CHRIST. 131. LM Anonymous. "Let This Cup Pass From Me.". 1 A
voice upon the midnight air, Where Kedron's moonlit waters ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/131 l m anonymous let.htm

LM Jane Roscoe. The Bitter Cup.
... VI. THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 276. LM Jane Roscoe. The Bitter Cup. 1 Thy will
be done! ... joyful on my way, To drink Thy bitter cup, I go. ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/276 l m jane roscoe.htm

A Subdeacon must not Give the Bread, nor Bless the Cup. ...
... Canon XXV. A subdeacon must not give the Bread, nor bless the Cup.? A subdeacon
must not give the Bread, nor bless the Cup. Notes. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxv a subdeacon must.htm

That Christ is the Wisdom of God; and Concerning the Sacrament of ...
... 2. That Christ is the Wisdom of God; and concerning the sacrament of His incarnation
and of His passion, and cup and altar; and of the apostles who were sent ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/2 that christ is the.htm

Epistle Lxii. C??cilius, on the Sacrament of the Cup of the Lord.
... Epistle LXII. C??cilius, on the Sacrament of the Cup of the Lord.
Argument."Cyprian Teaches, in Opposition to Those Who Used Water ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle lxii caecilius on the.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xi. 39, "Now do Ye Pharisees ...
... Sermon LVI. On the words of the Gospel, Luke xi. 39, "Now do ye Pharisees cleanse
the outside of the cup and the platter," etc. [CVI. Ben.] ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lvi on the words.htm

Thesaurus

Cup (86 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A wine-cup (Genesis 40:11, 21), various forms
of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All ...
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Cup-bearer (5 Occurrences)
Cup-bearer. Cupbearer, Cup-bearer. Cupbearers . Easton's Bible Dictionary An
officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. ...
/c/cup-bearer.htm - 8k

Cup-bearers (7 Occurrences)
Cup-bearers. Cupbearers, Cup-bearers. Cupboard . Multi-Version
Concordance Cup-bearers (7 Occurrences). Genesis 40:2 ...
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Goblet-cup (1 Occurrence)
Goblet-cup. Goblet, Goblet-cup. Goblets . Multi-Version Concordance
Goblet-cup (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 51:22 thus saith ...
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Wine-cup (1 Occurrence)
Wine-cup. Wine-crushing, Wine-cup. Wine-drinker . Multi-Version
Concordance Wine-cup (1 Occurrence). Revelation 16:19 ...
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Goblet (6 Occurrences)
... (see CUP.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A kind of cup or drinking vessel
having a foot or standard, but without a handle. Int. ...
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Cupbearer (10 Occurrences)
... The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is mentioned in connection with Joseph's history
(Genesis 40:1-21; 41:9). Rabshakeh (qv) was cup-bearer in the Assyrian ...
/c/cupbearer.htm - 12k

Dregs (7 Occurrences)
... In the King James Version it stands for: (1) Hebrew qubba`ath, "bowl," "chalice,"
found only in Isaiah 51:17, 22: "the dregs of the cup of trembling"; "the ...
/d/dregs.htm - 9k

Staggering (7 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of Yahweh
the cup of his wrath; you have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering ...
/s/staggering.htm - 8k

Pharaoh's (72 Occurrences)
... Genesis 40:11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them
into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand." (WEB KJV JPS ...
/p/pharaoh's.htm - 31k

Resources

Why did Jesus ask God to “let this cup pass from me”? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that my cup runneth over? | GotQuestions.org

What kind of divination did Joseph do in Genesis 44:5, 15? | GotQuestions.org

Cup: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Cup (86 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:42
Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 20:22
But Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to him, "We are able."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 20:23
He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 23:25
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 23:26
You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:27
He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, "All of you drink it,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:39
He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:42
Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cup can't pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."
(WEB KJV WEY WBS YLT NIV)

Mark 9:41
For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 10:38
But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 10:39
They said to him, "We are able." Jesus said to them, "You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 14:23
He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 14:36
He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 11:39
The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:17
He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:20
Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:42
saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 18:11
Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:16
The cup of blessing which we bless, isn't it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn't it a sharing of the body of Christ?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:21
You can't both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can't both partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:25
In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:26
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:27
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a manner unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 14:10
he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:19
The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:4
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 18:6
Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 40:11
Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 40:13
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cupbearer.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 40:21
He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand;
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:2
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:4
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them,'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
(See RSV)

Genesis 44:5
Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.
(BBE WBS NIV)

Genesis 44:12
He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:16
Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."
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Genesis 44:17
He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
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Exodus 25:33
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;
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Exodus 37:19
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
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Numbers 7:14
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:20
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:26
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:32
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:38
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:44
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:50
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:56
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:62
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:68
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:74
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:80
one cup of ten shekels of gold, full of incense;
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Numbers 7:86
twelve golden cups full of incense, each cup of ten shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the cups, a hundred and twenty shekels.
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2 Samuel 12:3
but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter.
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1 Kings 7:26
It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.
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1 Kings 10:5
and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
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2 Chronicles 4:5
It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
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2 Chronicles 9:4
and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, his cup bearers also, and their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
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Nehemiah 1:11
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cup bearer to the king.
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Psalms 11:6
On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
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Psalms 16:5
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
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Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
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Psalms 73:10
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
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Psalms 75:8
For in the hand of Yahweh there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
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Psalms 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh.
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Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
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Proverbs 23:31
Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
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Song of Songs 7:2
Your stomach is a store of grain with lilies round it, and in the middle a round cup full of wine.
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Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.
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Isaiah 51:22
Thus says your Lord Yahweh, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, "Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again:
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Jeremiah 16:7
neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
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Jeremiah 25:15
For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.
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Jeremiah 25:17
Then took I the cup at Yahweh's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Yahweh had sent me:
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Jeremiah 25:27
And you are to say to them, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take of this cup and be overcome, and let it come out again from your lips, and from your fall you will never be lifted up again, because of the sword which I will send among you.
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Jeremiah 25:28
It shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh of Armies: You shall surely drink.
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Jeremiah 49:12
For thus says Yahweh: Behold, they to whom it didn't pertain to drink of the cup shall certainly drink; and are you he who shall altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink.
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Jeremiah 51:7
Babylon has been a golden cup in Yahweh's hand, who made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
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Lamentations 4:21
Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through to you also; you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.
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Ezekiel 23:31
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand.
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Ezekiel 23:32
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: You will drink of your sister's cup, which is deep and large; you will be ridiculed and held in derision; it contains much.
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Ezekiel 23:33
You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
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Hosea 8:8
Israel has come to destruction; now they are among the nations like a cup in which there is no pleasure.
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Habakkuk 2:15
A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
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Habakkuk 2:16
You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
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Zechariah 4:2
And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;
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Zechariah 4:3
And two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.
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Zechariah 12:2
"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples, and on Judah also will it be in the siege against Jerusalem.
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Subtopics

Cup of the Table of Demons

Cup used in the Institution of the Lord's Supper

Cup: General Scriptures Concerning

Cup: Made of Gold

Cup: Made of Silver

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