Matthew 26:26–46

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.

The Garden of Gethsemane

^36aThen Jesus came with them to a place called ^bGethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

³⁷And He took with Him ^aPeter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.

³⁸Then He said to them, “^aMy soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and ^bkeep watch with Me.”

³⁹And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let ^athis cup pass from Me; ^byet not as I will, but as You will.”

⁴⁰And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not ^akeep watch with Me for one hour?

⁴¹“^aKeep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; ^bthe spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴²He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this ^acannot pass away unless I drink it, ^bYour will be done.”

⁴³Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

⁴⁵Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “¹Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, ^athe hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶“Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”