What happensPermalink
Judas plots with the chief priests to betray Jesus. Jesus shares the Last Supper with His disciples and sets out the New Covenant, promised and confirmed by His body and blood. He prays in Gethsemane and is arrested and tried. Peter denies Him three times.
Why it mattersPermalink
The entire plot of Jesus’s death bookends the establishment of the New Covenant in this chapter. Even when we are likewise surrounded by evil and betrayal, we may look to God’s promises to be fulfilled, and, like Jesus, make time to pray.
Key versePermalink
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”