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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."