Mark 14:12-31

International Children’s Bible

Jesus Eats the Passover Feast

¹² It was now the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This was a time when the Jews always sacrificed the Passover lambs. Jesus’ followers came to him. They said, “We will go and prepare everything for the Passover Feast. Where do you want to eat the feast?”

¹³ Jesus sent two of his followers and said to them, “Go into the city. A man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. ¹⁴ He will go into a house. Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks that you show us the room where he and his followers can eat the Passover Feast.’ ¹⁵ The owner will show you a large room upstairs. This room is ready. Prepare the food for us there.”

¹⁶ So the followers left and went into the city. Everything happened as Jesus had said. So they prepared the Passover Feast.

¹⁷ In the evening, Jesus went to that house with the 12. ¹⁸ While they were all eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. One of you will give me to my enemies—one of you eating with me now.”

¹⁹ The followers were very sad to hear this. Each one said to Jesus, “I am not the one, am I?”

²⁰ Jesus answered, “The man who is against me is 1 of the 12. He is the 1 who dips his bread into the bowl with me. ²¹ The Son of Man must go and die. The Scriptures say this will happen. But how terrible it will be for the person who gives the Son of Man to be killed. It would be better for that person if he had never been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

²² While they were eating, Jesus took some bread. He thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, “Take it. This bread is my body.”

²³ Then Jesus took a cup. He thanked God for it and gave it to the followers. All the followers drank from the cup.

²⁴ Then Jesus said, “This is my blood which begins the new^[a] agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many. ²⁵ I tell you the truth. I will not drink of this fruit of the vine^[b] again until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

²⁶ They sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus’ Followers Will All Leave Him

²⁷ Then Jesus told the followers, “You will all lose your faith in me. It is written in the Scriptures:

²⁸ But after I rise from death, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

²⁹ Peter said, “All the other followers may lose their faith. But I will not.”

³⁰ Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows twice.”

³¹ But Peter answered strongly, “I will never say that I don’t know you! I will even die with you!” And all the other followers said the same thing.