The Passover with the Disciples

^7 (A)Then came ^(B)the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ So Jesus^[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” ⁹ They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” ¹⁰ He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters ¹¹ and tell the master of the house, ^(C)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is ^(D)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹² And he will show you ^(E)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they went and found it ^(F)just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (G)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you I will not eat it^{[b] (H)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(I)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (J)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(K)until the kingdom of God comes.” ^19 (L)And he took bread, and ^(M)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(N)“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ^(O)“This cup that is poured out for you is ^(P)the new ^(Q)covenant in my blood.^{[c] 21 (R)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(S)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(T)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

^24 (U)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (V)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(W)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (X)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(Y)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(Z)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(AA)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “You are those who have stayed with me ^(AB)in my trials, ²⁹ and ^(AC)I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, ^30 (AD)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ^(AE)sit on thrones judging ^(AF)the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁰ When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. ²¹ For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, ^(A)another gets drunk. ²² What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise ^(B)the church of God and ^(C)humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

²³ For ^(D)I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that ^(E)the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, ²⁴ and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for^[a] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”^{[b] 25} In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” ²⁶ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death ^(F)until he comes.

^27 (G)Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord ^(H)in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning ^(I)the body and blood of the Lord. ^28 (J)Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ²⁹ For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. ³⁰ That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some ^(K)have died.^{[c] 31 (L)}But if we judged^[d] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. ³² But when we are judged by the Lord, ^(M)we are disciplined^[e] so that we may not be ^(N)condemned along with the world.

³³ So then, my brothers,^[f] when you come together to eat, wait for^[g] one another— ^34 (O)if anyone is hungry, ^(P)let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things ^(Q)I will give directions ^(R)when I come.