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During the meal, Jesus said, " I assure you that one of you will betray me—someone eating with me."
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Deeply saddened, they asked him, one by one, "It's not me, is it?"
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Jesus answered, " It's one of the Twelve, one who is dipping bread with me into this bowl.
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The Human One goes to his death just as it is written about him. But how terrible it is for that person who betrays the Human One! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."
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While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, " Take; this is my body."
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He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
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He said to them, " This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
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I assure you that I won't drink wine again until that day when I drink it in a new way in God's kingdom."
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After singing songs of praise, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Predictions about disciples leaving Jesus
27 Jesus said to them, " You will all falter in your faithfulness to me. It is written, I will hit the shepherd, and the sheep will go off in all directions.