Matthew 26:20–35

The Last Passover

^20aNow when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

²¹As they were eating, He said, “^aTruly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

²²Being deeply grieved, they ¹each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

²³And He answered, “^aHe who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.

²⁴“The Son of Man is to go, ^ajust as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^bIt would have been good ¹for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵And ^aJudas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, ^bRabbi?” Jesus said to him, “^cYou have said it yourself.”

The Lord’s Supper Instituted

^26aWhile they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and ^1bafter a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

²⁷And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;

²⁸for ^athis is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for ^bmany for forgiveness of sins.

²⁹“But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

^30aAfter singing a hymn, they went out to ^bthe Mount of Olives.

³¹Then Jesus said to them, “You will all ^1afall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘^bI will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be ^cscattered.’

³²“But after I have been raised, ^aI will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

³³But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may ¹fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”

³⁴Jesus said to him, “^aTruly I say to you that ^bthis very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

³⁵Peter said to Him, “^aEven if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.