Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper(A)

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

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

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

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(L)

31 Then Jesus said to them, (M)“All of you will (N)be [d]made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:

(O)‘I will strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

32 But after I have been raised, (P)I will go before you to Galilee.”

33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are [e]made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”

34 Jesus said to him, (Q)“Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

35 Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”

And so said all the disciples.

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  1. Matthew 26:26 M gave thanks for
  2. Matthew 26:28 NU omits new
  3. Matthew 26:28 forgiveness
  4. Matthew 26:31 caused to take offense at Me
  5. Matthew 26:33 caused to take offense at You

26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it(A) and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

27 Then he took a cup,(B) and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[a] covenant,(C) which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(D) 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you(E) in my Father’s kingdom.”

30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.(F)

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(G)

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

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

32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”(J)

33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(K)

35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you,(L) I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

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  1. Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts the new
  2. Matthew 26:31 Zech. 13:7

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly(A)

69 (B)Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”

70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

71 And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”

73 And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your (C)speech betrays you.”

74 Then (D)he began to [a]curse and [b]swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, (E)“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

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  1. Matthew 26:74 call down curses
  2. Matthew 26:74 Swear oaths

Peter Disowns Jesus(A)

69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.

70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”

73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(B) And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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