5. They were pleased and promised to give Judas money.
6. Judas agreed. Then he waited for the best time to turn Jesus over to them without the crowd knowing it.
7. The Day of Unleavened Bread came. This was the day the Passover lambs had to be sacrificed.
8. Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.”
9. They asked, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”Jesus said to them,
10. “Listen! After you go into the city, you will see a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him into the house that he enters.
11. Tell the person who owns that house, ‘The Teacher asks that you please show us the room where he and his followers may eat the Passover meal.’
12. Then he will show you a large room upstairs. This room is ready for you. Prepare the Passover meal there.”
13. So Peter and John left. Everything happened as Jesus had said. So they prepared the Passover meal.
14. When the time came, Jesus and the apostles were sitting at the table.
15. He said to them, “I wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you before I die.
16. I will never eat another Passover meal until it is given its true meaning in the kingdom of God.”
17. Then Jesus took a cup. He gave thanks to God for it and said, “Take this cup and give it to everyone here.
18. I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until God’s kingdom comes.”
19. Then Jesus took some bread. He thanked God for it, broke it, and gave it to the apostles. Then Jesus said, “This bread is my body that I am giving for you. Do this to remember me.”
20. In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup and said, “This cup shows the new agreement that God makes with his people. This new agreement begins with my blood which is poured out for you.”
21. Jesus said, “One of you will turn against me. His hand is by my hand on the table.