the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
"Where do you want us to make the
preparations for you to eat the Passover?"
He said, "Go into the city to a
certain man, and say to him,
"The
Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the Passover at your
house with my disciples.' "
So the disciples did as Jesus had
directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.
When it was evening, he took his
place with the twelve;
and while they were eating, he
said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me."
And they became greatly
distressed and began to say to him one after another, "Surely not I,
Lord?"
He answered, "The one who has
dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
The Son of Man goes as it is
written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!
It would have been better for
that one not to have been born."
Judas, who betrayed him, said,
"Surely not I, Rabbi?"
He replied,
"You have said so."
While they were eating, Jesus
took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it,
gave it to the disciples, and
said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
Then he took a cup, and after
giving thanks he gave it to them, saying,
"Drink from it, all of you; for
this is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many for
the forgiveness of sins.
I tell you, I will never again
drink of this fruit of the vine
until that day
when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."