The Daily Audio Bible

The Bread And The Wine Are Given a New Meaning

²² And while they were eating, having taken bread, having blessed it ^[a], He broke it and gave it to them and said, “Take it. This is My body”. ²³ And having taken a cup, having given-thanks, He gave it to them. And they all drank from it. ²⁴ And He said to them, “This is My blood of ^[b] the covenant— the blood being poured-out for many. ²⁵ Truly I say to you that I will no longer by any means drink of the fruit of the grapevine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God”.

You Will All Be Scattered In Fulfillment of Zechariah. Peter’s Denial Is Predicted

²⁶ And having sung-a-hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. ²⁷ And Jesus says to them that “You will all be caused-to-fall, because it has been written [in Zech 13:7]: ‘I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered’. ²⁸ But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee”. ²⁹ But Peter said to Him, “Even^[c] though all will be caused to fall, nevertheless, I will not”. ³⁰ And Jesus says to him, “Truly I say to you, that you, today, on this night, before a rooster crows twice— you will deny Me three-times”. ³¹ But the one was saying emphatically^[d], “If I have-to die-with You, I will never deny You”. And they all were also speaking similarly.

Jesus Waits And Prays In The Garden of Gethsemane

³² And they come to a place of which the name is Gethsemane. And He says to His disciples, “Sit here while^[e] I pray”. ³³ And He takes along Peter and James and John with Him. And He began to be alarmed^[f] and distressed. ³⁴ And He says to them, “My soul is deeply-grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep-watching”. ³⁵ And having gone ahead a little, He was falling on the ground, and praying that if it is possible, the hour might pass from Him. ³⁶ And He was saying, “Abba^[g]! Father! All things are possible for You. Remove this cup from Me. But not what I want^[h], but what You want ”. ³⁷ And He comes and finds them sleeping. And He says to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you^[i] not strong-enough^[j] to keep watch for one hour? ³⁸ Keep watching, and be praying that^[k] you may not come into temptation^[l]. The spirit is willing^[m], but the flesh is weak”. ³⁹ And having gone away again, He prayed, having spoken the same thing^[n]. ⁴⁰ And again having come, He found them sleeping. For their eyes were being very-weighed-down. And they did not know what they should answer Him. ⁴¹ And He comes the third-time, and says to them, “Are you sleeping^[o] and resting from now on? It is enough. The hour came. Behold— the Son of Man is being handed-over into the hands of the sinners. ⁴² Arise, let us be going. Behold— the one handing Me over has drawn-near”.

Jesus Is Betrayed With a Kiss And Arrested

⁴³ And immediately, while He is still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrives. And with him is a crowd from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders with swords and clubs. ⁴⁴ Now the one handing Him over had given a signal to them, saying, “Whomever I kiss is He. Seize Him, and lead Him away securely^[p]”. ⁴⁵ And having come, having immediately gone to Him, he says “Rabbi”. And he kissed Him. ⁴⁶ And the ones put their hands on Him and seized Him. ⁴⁷ And a certain one of the ones standing near, having drawn his sword, hit the slave of the high priest and took-off his ear. ⁴⁸ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “Did you come out to arrest Me with swords and clubs as-if against a robber? ⁴⁹ Daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But this is in order that the Scriptures might be fulfilled”. ⁵⁰ And having left^[q] Him, they all fled. ⁵¹ And a certain young-man^[r] was following Him, having put-on a linen-cloth over his naked body. And they seize him. ⁵² But the one, having left-behind the linen-cloth, fled naked.