Matthew 26:20-30
New American Standard Bible
The Last Passover
20 (A)Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the [a]twelve. 21 And as they were eating, He said, “(B)Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” 22 Being deeply grieved, they began saying to Him, each one: “Surely it is not I, Lord?” 23 And He answered, “(C)He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. 24 The Son of Man is going away (D)just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! (E)It would have been good [b]for that man if he had not been born.” 25 And (F)Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, (G)Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “(H)You have said it yourself.”
The Lord’s Supper Instituted
26 (I)Now while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and [c](J)after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; 28 for (K)this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for (L)many for forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it with you, new, in My Father’s kingdom.”
30 (M)And after singing a [d]hymn, they went out to (N)the Mount of Olives.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 26:20 One early ms twelve disciples
- Matthew 26:24 Lit for him if that man had not
- Matthew 26:26 Lit having blessed
- Matthew 26:30 Ps 113-118 were traditionally sung at Passover
Matthew 26:20-30
The Message
20-21 After sunset, he and the Twelve were sitting around the table. During the meal, he said, “I have something hard but important to say to you: One of you is going to hand me over to the conspirators.”
22 They were stunned, and then began to ask, one after another, “It isn’t me, is it, Master?”
23-24 Jesus answered, “The one who hands me over is someone I eat with daily, one who passes me food at the table. In one sense the Son of Man is entering into a way of treachery well-marked by the Scriptures—no surprises here. In another sense that man who turns him in, turns traitor to the Son of Man—better never to have been born than do this!”
25 Then Judas, already turned traitor, said, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?”
Jesus said, “Don’t play games with me, Judas.”
The Bread and the Cup
26-29 During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to his disciples:
Take, eat.
This is my body.
Taking the cup and thanking God, he gave it to them:
Drink this, all of you.
This is my blood,
God’s new covenant poured out for many people
for the forgiveness of sins.
“I’ll not be drinking wine from this cup again until that new day when I’ll drink with you in the kingdom of my Father.”
30 They sang a hymn and went directly to Mount Olives.
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