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When he goes into a house, tell the owner that the teacher asks, 'Where is my 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 room. The room will be completely furnished. Get everything ready for us there."
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The disciples left. They went into the city and found everything as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
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When evening came, Jesus arrived with the twelve apostles.
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While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I can guarantee this truth: One of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me!"
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Feeling hurt, they asked him one by one, "You don't mean me, do you?"
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He said to them, "It's one of you twelve, someone dipping his hand into the bowl with me.
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The Son of Man is going to die as the Scriptures say he will. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for that person if he had never been born."
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While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, "Take this. This is my body."
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Then he took a cup, spoke a prayer of thanksgiving, and gave the cup to them. They all drank from it.
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He said to them, "This is my blood, the blood of the promise. It is poured out for many people.
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"I can guarantee this truth: I won't drink this wine again until that day when I drink new wine in the kingdom of God."
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After they sang a hymn, they went to the Mount of Olives.
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Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will abandon me. Scripture says, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'
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"But after I am brought back to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you."
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Peter said to him, "Even if everyone else abandons you, I won't."
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Jesus said to Peter, "I can guarantee this truth: Tonight, before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don't know me."
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But Peter said very strongly, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never say that I don't know you." All the other disciples said the same thing.
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Then they came to a place called Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, "Stay here while I pray."
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He took Peter, James, and John with him and began to feel distressed and anguished.
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He said to them, "My anguish is so great that I feel as if I'm dying. Wait here, and stay awake."