30
When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them.
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Verse 30. The ancient Fathers think our Saviour consecrated, on this occasion, and administered the Eucharist to the two disciples. In the Acts of the Apostles, this same term, breaking of bread, is explained without difficulty of the Eucharist. Saint Luke seems fond of this manner of expression, to signify that sacrament. Calmet.
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