⁷ Then came the day of matzah when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ Now Yeshua sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so we may eat.”

⁹ Then they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare?”

¹⁰ And He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters. ¹¹ And say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ ¹² And with that, he will show you a large upper room, fully furnished. Make preparations there.” ¹³ So they left and found just what Yeshua had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

The Seder in the Upper Room

¹⁴ When the hour came, Yeshua reclined at table, and the emissaries with Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you, I will never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

¹⁷ And when He had taken a cup and offered the bracha, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. ¹⁸ For I tell you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine from now on, until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹ And when He had taken matzah^[a] and offered the bracha, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you. Do this in memory of Me.” ²⁰ In the same way, He took the cup after the meal, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. ^{[b] 21} But look, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table. ^{[c] 22} For indeed, the Son of Man is going as has been predetermined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

²³ So they began to discuss among themselves which of them it might be who would do this thing. ²⁴ But there was also a quarrel among them about which of them is considered the greatest. ²⁵ And Yeshua said to them, “The kings of the nations have mastery over them, and those exercising authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ²⁶ But with you, it is not so. Rather, let the one who is greatest among you become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. ²⁷ For who is greater, the one who reclines or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

²⁸ “You are the ones who have remained with Me in My times of testing. ²⁹ And just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, so I grant to you ³⁰ that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you shall sit upon thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.