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Jesus sent Peter and John and told them, "Go, prepare the Passover lamb for us to eat."
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They asked him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?"
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He told them, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him into the house he enters.
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Tell the owner of the house that the teacher asks, 'Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?'
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He will take you upstairs and show you a large furnished room. Get things ready there."
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The disciples left. They found everything as Jesus had told them and prepared the Passover.
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When it was time to eat the Passover meal, Jesus and the apostles were at the table.
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Jesus said to them, "I've had a deep desire to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
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I can guarantee that I won't eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in the kingdom of God."
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Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He said, "Take this, and share it.
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I can guarantee that from now on I won't drink this wine until the kingdom of God comes."