Not surprised this scripture stirred up a hornet’s nest, but thank you for posting and defending anyway! These folks may not be ready to hear but other lurkers on this thread might.
Pfft.
I’m not willing to listen because it’s piss-poor exegesis, and I actually believe that the Eucharist is the literal body and blood of Jesus.
You can get all the proof you need about the Holy Supper being the true body and blood of Christ from 1 Corinthians and you don’t even have to resort to assuming that Jesus is talking about the Lord’s Supper long before he actually instituted it.