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Taking the chalice, he gave it to them, thanking God, and they all drank from it.
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He said, This is my blood, God's new covenant, Poured out for many people.
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"I'll not be drinking wine again until the new day when I drink it in the kingdom of God."
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They sang a hymn and then went directly to Mount Olives.
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Jesus told them, "You're all going to feel that your world is falling apart and that it's my fault. There's a Scripture that says, I will strike the shepherd; The sheep will go helter-skelter.
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"But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you, leading the way to Galilee."
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Peter blurted out, "Even if everyone else is ashamed of you when things fall to pieces, I won't be."
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Jesus said, "Don't be so sure. Today, this very night in fact, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."
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He blustered in protest, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you." All the others said the same thing.
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They came to an area called Gethsemane. Jesus told his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."
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He took Peter, James, and John with him. He plunged into a sinkhole of dreadful agony.