The Daily Audio Bible

The Bread And The Wine Are Given a New Meaning

¹⁴ And when the hour came, He fell back [to eat], and the apostles with Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “I greatly desired to eat this Passover [meal] with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I say to you that I will by no means eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God”. ¹⁷ And having taken a cup^[a], having given-thanks, He said “Take this and distribute it to yourselves. ¹⁸ For I say to you that I will by no means drink from the fruit of the grapevine from now on until which time the kingdom of God comes”. ¹⁹ And having taken bread, having given-thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying “This is My body, the one being given for you. Be doing this for My remembrance”. ²⁰ And similarly the cup after the dining, saying “This cup is the new covenant in My blood— the blood being poured-out for you. ²¹ Yet behold— the hand of the one handing Me over is with Mine on the table! ²² Because the Son of Man is proceeding according-to the thing having been determined^[b]— nevertheless, woe to that man by whom He is being handed-over!” ²³ And they began to discuss with themselves as to which of them then the one going to do this thing might be.

The Disciples Argue Over Who Is Greatest. The Greatest Is The Servant of All

²⁴ And a contention also took place among them as to which of them seems^[c] to be greater^[d]. ²⁵ And the One said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles are lording-over^[e] them. And the ones having-authority over them are calling-themselves ‘Benefactors^[f]’. ²⁶ But you shall not be so. But let the greater^[g] one among you be like the younger one; and the one leading like the one serving. ²⁷ For who is greater, the one reclining-back [to eat] or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining-back? But I am in your midst as the One serving! ²⁸ But you are the ones having continued with Me in My trials. ²⁹ And I am conferring^[h] you a kingdom, just as My Father conferred Me ³⁰ so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging^[i] the twelve tribes of Israel.

Peter Will Deny Jesus

³¹ “Simon, Simon. Behold— Satan asked-for^[j] you^[k] all that he might sift^[l] you like wheat. ³² But I prayed for you^[m], that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned-back, establish^[n] your brothers”. ³³ But the one said to Him, “Lord, I am prepared to go with You even^[o] to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And the One said, “I say to you, Peter, a rooster will not crow today until you deny three-times that you know Me”.