Matthew 26:17-35

The Passover with the Disciples

17 ¹Now on ²the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

18 He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ³'The Teacher says, ⁴My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"

19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

20 ⁵When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.^[a]

21 And as they were eating, ⁶he said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."

22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, "Is it I, Lord?"

23 He answered, ⁷"He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me.

24 The Son of Man goes ⁸as it is written of him, but ⁹woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ¹⁰It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, "Is it I, ¹¹Rabbi?" He said to him, ¹²"You have said so."

Institution of the Lord's Supper

26 ¹³Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and ¹⁴after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; ¹⁵this is my body."

27 And he took a cup, and when he ¹⁶had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you,

28 for ¹⁷this is my ¹⁸blood of the^[b] covenant, which is poured out for ¹⁹many ²⁰for the forgiveness of sins.

29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you ²¹in my Father's kingdom."

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

30 ²²And when they had sung a hymn, ²³they went out to ²⁴the Mount of Olives.

31 Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, 'I will ²⁵strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

32 But after I am raised up, ²⁶I will go before you to Galilee."

33 ²⁷Peter answered him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."

34 ²⁸Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you, this very night, ²⁹before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."

35 ³⁰Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the disciples said the same.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 17-19, see Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13
• 2. Exodus 12:18
• 3. See John 11:28
• 4. [ver. 45; John 7:6, 8, 30; John 8:20; John 13:1; John 17:1]
• 5. For ver. 20-24, see Mark 14:17-21; [Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-26]
• 6. [John 6:70, 71]
• 7. [John 13:18]
• 8. ver. 54, 56; Mark 9:12; Luke 18:31; Luke 24:25-27, 46; Acts 17:2, 3; Acts 26:22, 23; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 1:10, 11
• 9. Matthew 18:7
• 10. John 17:12
• 11. ver. 49; See John 1:38
• 12. ver. 64; See Luke 22:70
• 13. For ver. 26-29, see Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25
• 14. See Matthew 14:19
• 15. 1 Corinthians 10:16; [John 6:53]
• 16. See Matthew 15:36
• 17. [See ver. 26 above]
• 18. Exodus 24:8; [Zechariah 9:11; Hebrews 13:20]
• 19. See Matthew 20:28
• 20. Mark 1:4; [Luke 1:77]
• 21. [Matthew 13:43]
• 22. For ver. 30-35, see Mark 14:26-31
• 23. Luke 22:39; John 18:1
• 24. See Matthew 21:1
• 25. Cited from Zechariah 13:7; [John 16:32]
• 26. Matthew 28:7, 10, 16; Mark 16:7
• 27. [Luke 22:31, 33]
• 28. Luke 22:34; John 13:38
• 29. ver. 75
• 30. Luke 22:33; John 13:37

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts add disciples
• [b]. Some manuscripts insert new