Matthew 26:21-34

21While they were eating, Jesus said, ‘I tell you this: One of you will help the Jewish leaders to take hold of me.’

22They were very sad about what Jesus had said. Each one of them said to Jesus, ‘Lord, surely you do not mean me, do you?’

23Jesus said to them ‘The man who will give me to the rulers is eating from the same dish as I am.

24The Son of Man must die in the way that the Bible says. But it will be very bad for the man who gives me to my enemies. It would be better for that man if he had not been born.’

25Judas was the one who would give Jesus to the Jewish leaders. But he said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, surely you do not mean me, do you?’ Jesus replied to him, ‘Yes, you have said it.’

26While Jesus and his disciples were eating, he took a loaf of bread. He thanked God for it and then he broke the bread into pieces. He gave some of it to each of them. He said, ‘Take this bread and eat it. This is my body.’

27Then Jesus took a cup. He thanked God for the wine in the cup. Then he gave it to them and he said, ‘All of you should drink some of this wine.

28This is my blood that shows God's promise. When I die, my blood will pour out of my body. In that way God will forgive many people for the wrong things that they have done. That is the promise that God makes because of my death.

29I tell you this. I will not drink wine again until I drink it with you in my Father's kingdom. Then it will be new wine.’

30Then Jesus and his disciples sang a song to praise God. Then they went out to the Mount of Olives.

31Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Tonight, all of you will turn away from me. It will happen in the way that the Bible says: God says, “I will kill the shepherd who leads the sheep. Then all the sheep will run away in different directions.” ’

32Jesus then said, ‘But after that happens, I will become alive again. Then I will go to Galilee, and you will meet me there.’

33Peter said to Jesus, ‘Even if everyone else runs away, I will not leave you.’

34Jesus replied to Peter, ‘I tell you this: Even tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me. This will happen before the cockerel sings early tomorrow morning.’