Matthew 26:21-34

21While they were eating, he said, “I can guarantee this truth: One of you is going to betray me.”

22Feeling deeply hurt, they asked him one by one, “You don’t mean me, do you, Lord?”

23Jesus answered, “Someone who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

24The Son of Man is going to die as the Scriptures say he will. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays the Son of Man. It would have been better for that person if he had never been born.”

25Then Judas, who betrayed him, asked, “You don’t mean me, do you, Rabbi?” “Yes, I do,” Jesus replied.

26While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take this, and eat it. This is my body.”

27Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you.

28This is my blood, the blood of the promise. It is poured out for many people so that sins are forgiven.

29“I can guarantee that I won’t drink this wine again until that day when I drink new wine with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

30After they sang a hymn, they went to the Mount of Olives.

31Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will abandon me tonight. Scripture says, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep in the flock will be scattered.’

32“But after I am brought back to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.”

33Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else abandons you, I never will.”

34Jesus replied to Peter, “I can guarantee this truth: Before a rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”