¹Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. ²The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. ³Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. ⁴He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he might betray Jesus, handing him over to them. ⁵They were delighted and arranged to give him money. ⁶So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present. ⁷Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us to eat.” ⁹They said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”¹⁰He said to them, “Listen, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters, ¹¹and tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ ¹²Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there.” ¹³So they went and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. ¹⁴Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him. ¹⁵And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves. ¹⁸For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” ¹⁹Then he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.