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During the Passover meal, Jesus predicts His betrayal by Judas, initiates the Lord's Supper and predicts His abandonment by all the other disciples.
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Matthew 26:20-35
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a Now when evening came,
Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
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As they were eating, He said,
“ a Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”
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Being deeply grieved,
they 1 each one began to say to Him,
“Surely not I, Lord?”
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And He answered,
“ a He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
The Son of Man is to go, a just as it is written of Him;
but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!
b It would have been good 1 for that man if he had not been born.”
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And a Judas, who was betraying Him, said,
“Surely it is not I, b Rabbi?”
Jesus * said to him,
“ c You have said it yourself.”
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a While they were eating,
Jesus took some bread, and 1 b after a blessing,
He broke it
and gave it to the disciples,
and said,
“Take, eat; this is My body.”
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks,
He gave it to them,
saying,
“Drink from it, all of you;
for a this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for b many for forgiveness of sins.
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.”
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a After singing a hymn,
they went out
to b the Mount of Olives.
Then Jesus * said to them,
“You will all 1 a fall away because of Me
this night,
for it is written,
‘ b I will strike down the shepherd ,
and the sheep of the flock shall be c scattered .’
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But after I have been raised,
a I will go ahead of you
to Galilee.”
But Peter said to Him,
“ Even though all may 1 fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
Jesus said to him,
“ a Truly I say to you that b this very night, before a rooster crows,
you will deny Me three times.”
Peter * said to Him,
“ a Even if I have to die with You,
I will not deny You.”
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All the disciples said the same thing too.
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Matthew 26:20-35
A. Betrayal Prediction
Now when evening came,
Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
As they were eating, He said,
“Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”
Being deeply grieved,
they each one began to say to Him,
“Surely not I, Lord?”
And He answered,
“He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him;
but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!
It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
And Judas, who was betraying Him, said,
“Surely it is not I, Rabbi?”
Jesus said to him,
“You have said it yourself.”
B. Initiation of the Lord’s Supper
While they were eating,
Jesus took some bread,
and after a blessing,
He broke it
and gave it to the disciples,
and said,
“Take, eat; this is My body.”
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks,
He gave it to them,
saying,
“Drink from it, all of you;
for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
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.”
After singing a hymn,
they went out
to the Mount of Olives.
A’. Abandonment Prediction
Then Jesus said to them,
“You will all fall away because of Me this night,
for it is written,
‘I will strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’
But after I have been raised,
I will go ahead of you
to Galilee.”
But Peter said to Him,
“Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
Jesus said to him,
“Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows,
you will deny Me three times.”
Peter said to Him,
“Even if I have to die with You,
I will not deny You.”
All the disciples said the same thing too.
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