Matthew 26:17-25

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Jesus Eats the Passover Meal^(A)

¹⁷ On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus. They said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?”

¹⁸ Jesus answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: “·The chosen time is near [^LMy time has come/drawn near]. I will ·have [celebrate; observe] the Passover with my ·followers [disciples] at your house.”’” ¹⁹ The ·followers [disciples] did what Jesus told them to do, and they prepared the Passover meal.

²⁰ In the evening Jesus was ·sitting at the table [^Lreclining; ^Cthe posture for a banquet] with his twelve ·followers [disciples]. ²¹ As they were eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will ·turn against [betray] me.”

²² This made the ·followers [disciples] very ·sad [distressed; pained]. Each one began to say to Jesus, “·Surely, Lord, I am not the one, am I [Surely not I, Lord; or Is it I, Lord]?”

²³ Jesus answered, “The man who has dipped his hand with me into the bowl [^Cprobably not a signal, but means “one who shares close fellowship with me”] is the one who will ·turn against [betray] me. ²⁴ The Son of Man will ·die [go to his fate; ^Lgo], just as the Scriptures say. But ·how terrible it will be for [^Lwoe to] the person ·who hands the Son of Man over to be killed [^Lby whom the Son of Man is betrayed]. It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, who would ·give Jesus to his enemies [betray him], said to Jesus, “·Teacher [^LRabbi], ·surely I am not the one, am I [surely not I; or is it I]?”

Jesus answered, “·Yes, it is you [^LYou have said it].”