Matthew 26:17-25
Evangelical Heritage Version
Jesus Celebrates the Passover
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house.’”
19 The disciples did as Jesus commanded them and prepared the Passover. 20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.[a]
One Will Betray Jesus
21 As they were eating, he said, “Amen I tell you: One of you will betray me.”
22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after another, “Surely, not I, Lord?”
23 He replied, “The one who dipped his hand in the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
25 Judas, who betrayed him, replied, “Surely, not I, Rabbi?”
He said to him, “Yes, you are the one.”[b]
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- Matthew 26:20 Some witnesses to the text add disciples.
- Matthew 26:25 Or It is what you yourself said, or You have said it yourself.
Matthew 26:17-25
Lexham English Bible
Jesus’ Final Passover with the Disciples
17 Now on the first day[a] of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “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 tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am celebrating the Passover with you with my disciples.”’ 19 And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and they prepared the Passover. 20 And when it[b] was evening, he was reclining at table with the twelve disciples.[c] 21 And while[d] they were eating he said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me.” 22 And greatly distressed, each one began to say to him, “Surely I am not he, am I,[e] Lord?” 23 And he answered and[f] said, “The one who dips his[g] hand in the bowl with me—this one will betray me. 24 The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.” 25 And Judas, the one who was betraying him, answered and[h] said, “Surely I am not he, am I,[i] Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said it.”[j]
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- Matthew 26:17 Here the word “day” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Matthew 26:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
- Matthew 26:20 Some manuscripts omit “disciples”
- Matthew 26:21 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were eating”)
- Matthew 26:22 Literally “surely I am not”; the negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by “am I”
- Matthew 26:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 26:23 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 26:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 26:25 Literally “surely I am not”; the negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by “am I”
- Matthew 26:25 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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