Mark 14:12–21

Preparations for the Passover—Matthew 26:17–20; Luke 22:7–17

¹²Killing the Passover lamb was customary on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The disciples asked Jesus, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?” 

¹³He sent two of his disciples and told them, “Go into the city. You will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him. ¹⁴When he goes into a house, tell the owner that the teacher asks, ‘Where is my room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ ¹⁵He will take you upstairs and show you a large room. The room will be completely furnished. Get everything ready for us there.” 

¹⁶The disciples left. They went into the city and found everything as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 

¹⁷When evening came, Jesus arrived with the twelve apostles. 

Jesus Knows Who Will Betray Him—Matthew 26:21–25; Luke 22:21–23; John 13:21–30

¹⁸While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I can guarantee this truth: One of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me!” 

¹⁹Feeling hurt, they asked him one by one, “You don’t mean me, do you?” 

²⁰He said to them, “It’s one of you twelve, someone dipping his hand into the bowl with me. ²¹The Son of Man is going to die as the Scriptures say he will. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for that person if he had never been born.”