²⁰And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve, ²¹and while they are eating, he said, ‘Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.’ ²²And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, ‘Is it I, Sir?’ ²³And he answering said, ‘He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up; ²⁴the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.’ ²⁵And Judas—he who delivered him up—answering said, ‘Is it I, Rabbi?’ He saith to him, ‘Thou hast said.’

²⁶And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, ‘Take, eat, this is my body;’ ²⁷and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, ‘Drink ye of it—all; ²⁸for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out—to remission of sins; ²⁹and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.’ ³⁰And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives.

³¹Then saith Jesus to them, ‘All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad; ³²but, after my having risen, I will go before you to Galilee.’ ³³And Peter answering said to him, ‘Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.’ ³⁴Jesus said to him, ‘Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.’ ³⁵Peter saith to him, ‘Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;’ in like manner also said all the disciples.

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