Cup" in the Bible is often used as synonym for wine, and the meaning is essentially the same: Cups represent true ideas on the spiritual level, or true ideas springing from love for other people. In the contrary sense, they can also represent false thinking springing from a love of dominating or hurting others. The meaning of "cup" can also vary if other drinks are specified. Water, for instance, represents true thinking on a more external level; a cup of water would reflect that meaning. And when "cup" is used together with "wine," the cup, as the container, represents a more external aspect of true thinking, and the wine a more internal aspect.