Do This In Remembrance Of Me
"This is my body, given for you."
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread or Passover, Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead with very specific instructions on where to prepare the Passover meal. That evening Jesus sat down at the table with the 12 apostles to eat his final meal before going to the cross. As they dined together, he told the twelve that one of them would soon betray him. One by one they questioned, "I'm not the one, am I, Lord?" Jesus explained that even though he knew he would die as the Scriptures foretold, his betrayer's fate would be terrible: "Far better for him if he had never been born!"
Then Jesus took the bread and the wine and asked his Father to bless it. He broke the bread into pieces, giving it to his disciples and said, "This is my body, given for you. Do this in" remembrance of me."
And then he took the cup of wine, sharing it with his disciples and said, "This wine is the token of God's new covenant to save you--an agreement sealed with the blood I will pour out for you. He told all of them, "I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom." Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
The Scripture
Matthew 26:17-35
Preparation For The Passover
Now the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the Disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, Where will You that we prepare for You to eat the Passover? And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My Disciples. And the Disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the Passover.
The Last Passover
Now when the evening was come, He sat down with the twelve. And as they did eat, He said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto Him, Lord, is it I? And He answered and said, He who dips his hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray Me. The Son of Man goeth as it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. The Judas, which betrayed Him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, You have said.
The Lord's Supper Instituted
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. For this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's Kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.
Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial
Then said Jesus unto them, All you shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Peter answered and said unto Him, Though all men shall be offended because of you, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto you, That this night, before the rooster crows, you shall deny Me thrice. Peter said unto Him, Though I should die with You, yet will I not deny You. Likewise also said all the Disciples.
Mark 14:12-26
Preparation For The Passover
And the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover, His Disciples said unto Him, Where will You that we go and prepare that You may eat the Passover? And He sent forth two of His Disciples, and said unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master says, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with My Disciples? And He will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And His Disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover.
The Last Passover
And in the evening He cometh with the Twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eats with Me shall betray Me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is is I? and another said, Is it I? The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
The Lord's Supper
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is My Body. And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And He said unto them, This is My blood of the New Testament, which is a shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the Kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn they went out into the Mount of Olives.
Luke 22:7-20
The Passover
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. And He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the Passover, that we may eat. And they said unto Him, Where will You that we prepare? And He said unto them, Behold, when you are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water: follow him into the house where he enters in. And you shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master says unto you, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with My Disciples? And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover.
The Lord's Supper
And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the Twelve Apostles with Him. And He said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide among yourselves. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God shall come. And He took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is My Body which is given for you: do this in remembrance of Me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the New Testament in My blood, which is shed for you.