14 When it was time to eat the meal, Jesus arrived. He sat down with his apostles to eat it. 15 He said to them, ‘I have wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you. It has to happen before I die. 16 I tell you this. I will not eat another Passover meal in this world. I will only eat it again when the kingdom of God finally becomes complete.’
17 Then Jesus took a cup and he thanked God for the wine. He said to his apostles, ‘Take this cup. Each of you drink some wine from it. 18 I tell you this. I will not drink wine again until God's kingdom comes.’
19 Then he took a loaf of bread and he thanked God for it. He broke the bread into pieces and he gave some of it to each of them. He said, ‘This is my body. I am giving it to save you. When you eat this meal from now on, remember me.’
22:19Christians still meet for this special meal. They eat bread and they drink wine together.
20 After supper, Jesus took a cup of wine and he did the same thing. He said, ‘This cup shows the new agreement that God makes because of my death. When I die, my blood will pour out of my body. I will do that for you. 21 But look! The person who will give me to my enemies is sitting at the table with me. We are eating together. 22 The Son of Man must die in the way that God says. But it will be very bad for the man who gives me to my enemies.’
22:20Supper was the meal that people ate in the afternoon or the evening.
23 The 12 apostles asked each other, ‘Who is the man that would do this thing?’
