"When the time came, Jesus and the apostles were setting at the table. He said to them, 'I want very much to eat this passover meal with you before I die.' I will never eat another passover meal until it is given its true meaning in the kingdom of God."
This translation is called New Century (NCV). There is a lot of interpretation put into the translations.
Nevertheless it is a great turn of phrase. It is not a new meaning, but the true meaning. I think true does imply new.
The normal translation is that the passover is fulfilled. The Greek uses the strongest possibly expression to emphasize Jesus' emphatic statement.
Jesus was saying he would never do this again. And it's important because he is going to do something that changes the meaning of passover forever. He is the true paschal (passover) lamb. The passover was a sign of remembrance to the Jews. It would now get a greater meaning, a more important meaning. Now the sacrifice that saved the Israelites from the Angel of Death has been fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus is the sacrifice that saves us all too, not just Israelites but people from every tribe and nation.
Jesus saves us from our sins. He saved everyone, those who accept his salvation and those who chose not to accept it. Jesus' sacrifice covers all our sins, past present and future. Yet we must accept this salvation. It is free but we must choose it.
I love you Lord for your great gift to me, to all. Thank you very much. We worship you. We remember what you did on Maundy Thursday, today. And we celebrate on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
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