12. It was now the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This was a time when the Jews always sacrificed the Passover lambs. Jesus’ followers came to him. They said, “We will go and prepare everything for the Passover Feast. Where do you want to eat the feast?”
13. Jesus sent two of his followers and said to them, “Go into the city. A man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
14. He will go into a house. Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks that you show us the room where he and his followers can eat the Passover Feast.’
15. The owner will show you a large room upstairs. This room is ready. Prepare the food for us there.”
16. So the followers left and went into the city. Everything happened as Jesus had said. So they prepared the Passover Feast.
17. In the evening, Jesus went to that house with the 12.
18. While they were all eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. One of you will give me to my enemies—one of you eating with me now.”
19. The followers were very sad to hear this. Each one said to Jesus, “I am not the one, am I?”
20. Jesus answered, “The man who is against me is 1 of the 12. He is the 1 who dips his bread into the bowl with me.
21. The Son of Man must go and die. The Scriptures say this will happen. But how terrible it will be for the person who gives the Son of Man to be killed. It would be better for that person if he had never been born.”