Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples^(A)

^17 (B)Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹⁸ And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, ^(C)“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”

¹⁹ So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

^20 (D)When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. ²¹ Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will ^(E)betray Me.”

²² And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”

²³ He answered and said, ^(F)“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. ²⁴ The Son of Man indeed goes just ^(G)as it is written of Him, but ^(H)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(I)It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?”

He said to him, “You have said it.”

Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper^(J)

^26 (K)And as they were eating, ^(L)Jesus took bread, ^[a]blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; ^(M)this is My body.”

²⁷ Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ^(N)“Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ For ^(O)this is My blood ^(P)of the ^[b]new covenant, which is shed ^(Q)for many for the ^[c]remission of sins. ²⁹ But ^(R)I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on ^(S)until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

^30 (T)And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Institution of the Lord’s Supper^(A)

²³ For ^(B)I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: ^(C)that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; ²⁴ and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ^[a]“Take, eat; this is My body which is ^[b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” ²⁵ In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

²⁶ For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death ^(D)till He comes.

Examine Yourself

²⁷ Therefore whoever eats ^(E)this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and ^[c]blood of the Lord. ²⁸ But ^(F)let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ²⁹ For he who eats and drinks ^[d]in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the ^[e]Lord’s body. ³⁰ For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many ^[f]sleep. ³¹ For ^(G)if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. ³² But when we are judged, ^(H)we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

³³ Therefore, my brethren, when you ^(I)come together to eat, wait for one another. ³⁴ But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.