Matthew 26:31-32

The Message

^31-32Then Jesus told them, “Before the night’s over, you’re going to fall to pieces because of what happens to me. There is a Scripture that says,

I’ll strike the shepherd;
dazed and confused, the sheep will be scattered.

But after I am raised up, I, your Shepherd, will go ahead of you, leading the way to Galilee.”

Matthew 26:31

New International Version

³¹Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me,^(B) for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’^[a]^(C)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)