Mark 14:12–35

Jesus’ Final Passover with the Disciples

¹²And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and^* prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?” ¹³And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, ¹⁴and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’ ¹⁵And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished^e and^* ready, and prepare for us there.” ¹⁶And the disciples went out and came into the city and found everything^* just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

¹⁷And when it^* was evening, he arrived with the twelve. ¹⁸And while^* they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me.” ¹⁹They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, “Surely not I?”^{f 20}But he said to them, “It is one of the twelve—the one who is dipping bread^* into the bowl with me. ²¹For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

²²And while^* they were eating, he took bread and,^* after^* giving thanks, he broke it^* and gave it^* to them and said, “Take it,^* this is my body.” ²³And after^* taking the cup and^* giving thanks, he gave it^* to them, and they all drank from it. ²⁴And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many. ²⁵Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” ²⁶And after they^* had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

²⁷And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written,

‘I will strike the shepherd

and the sheep will be scattered.’^g

²⁸But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” ²⁹But Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!” ³⁰And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today—this night—before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!” ³¹But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

The Prayer in Gethsemane

³²And they came to a place named^h Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled. ³⁴And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.” ³⁵And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to prayⁱ that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.