Luke 22:1-22 ▼

1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near.

2 So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

3 But Satan went into Judas called Iscariot, who belonged to the circle of the Twelve.

4 So he went off and discussed with the high priests and the Temple police how he could betray Jesus to them.

5 They were delighted, and agreed to give him money.

6 Judas accepted their offer and began to look for a good opportunity to betray Jesus to them when no crowd was present.

7 Then the day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, |Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal.|

9 They asked him, |Where do you want us to prepare it?|

10 He told them, |Just after you go into the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters

11 and say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks you, |Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?|'

12 Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished. Get things ready for us there.|

13 So they went and found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

14 Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table, along with his apostles.

15 He told them, |I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer,

16 because I tell all of you, I will never eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in the kingdom of God.|

17 Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said, |Take this and share it among yourselves,

18 because I tell you, from now on I will never drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.|

19 Then he took a loaf of bread, gave thanks, broke it in pieces, and handed it to them, saying, |This is my body, which is given for you. Keep on doing this in memory of me.|

20 He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, |This cup is the new covenant sealed by my blood, which is being poured out for you.

21 Yet look! The hand of the man who is betraying me is with me on the table!

22 The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been determined, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom he is betrayed!|