Old/New Testament

22 It was near the time for the feast with bread that has no yeast in it. This is called the Passover Feast.

² The chief priests and the scribes planned how to kill Jesus. But they feared the people.

³ Satan came into the heart of Judas. Judas was one of the twelve disciples. His other name was Iscariot.

⁴ Judas went away and talked things over with the chief priests and captains. He told them how he could help them catch Jesus.

⁵ They were glad, and they said they would give him money for it.

⁶ He agreed. He watched for a good way to help them catch Jesus when there were not too many people around.

⁷ It was the day of the feast with bread that has no yeast in it. The sheep had to be killed for the Passover Feast,

⁸ So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying to them, `Go and get the Passover Feast ready for us to eat.'

⁹ They asked, `Where do you want us to get it ready?'

¹⁰ He said, `When you go into the city, a man carrying a pot of water will meet you. Follow him into the house where he goes.

¹¹ Tell the master of the house, "The Teacher says, `Where is the room where I can eat the Passover Feast with my disciples?' "

¹² He will show you a large room upstairs. It will be all fixed up. Make it ready there.'

¹³ So they went and found everything just the way Jesus had said. Then they made the Passover food ready.

¹⁴ When it was time to eat, he sat down at the table and the apostles sat down with him.

¹⁵ He said to them, `I have wanted very much to eat this Passover Feast with you before my troubles come.

¹⁶ I tell you this. I will not eat it again until the great feast in the kingdom of God.'

¹⁷ He took the cup and thanked God. He said, `Take this. All of you drink from this.

¹⁸ I tell you this. I will not drink from the fruit of the vine again until the kingdom of God comes.'

¹⁹ He took some bread. He thanked God for it and broke it. He gave it to the disciples and said, `This is my body, which is given for you. When you do this, then remember me.'

²⁰ In the same way he took the cup after they had eaten. He said, `This cup is the new agreement made by my blood. It is given for you.

²¹ `There is a man who will give me over to my enemies. His hand is here at the table with me.

²² The Son of Man will go on as it was planned for him. But the man who gives him over will have trouble!'

²³ The disciples began to ask each other, `Which of us will do this?'

²⁴ They started to quarrel among themselves about which of them was the greatest person.

²⁵ Jesus said to them, `The kings of countries make their people obey them. Those who rule give themselves a good name.

²⁶ But it must not be so among you. The one who is greatest among you must be like the most unimportant. And the leader must be like one who helps others.

²⁷ Which man is greater, the man who sits at the table or the man who helps him? Is it not the man who sits at the table? But I am like the man who helps you.

²⁸ `You have stayed with me through my troubles.

²⁹ My Father made me a ruler, and now I make you rulers.

³⁰ You will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will sit on chief chairs or thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.'