The Life of Jesus

The talmidim went off, came to the city and found things just as he had told them they would be; and they prepared the Seder.

When evening came, Yeshua arrived with the Twelve.

As they were reclining and eating, Yeshua said, "Yes! I tell you that one of you is going to betray me."

They became upset and began asking him, one after the other, "You don't mean me, do you?"

"It's one of the Twelve," he said to them, "someone dipping matzah in the dish with me.

For the Son of Man will die, just as the Tanakh says he will; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him had he never been born!"

While they were eating, Yeshua took a piece of matzah, made the b'rakhah, broke it, gave it to them and said, "Take it! This is my body."

Also he took a cup of wine, made the b'rakhah, and gave it to them; and they all drank.

He said to them, "This is my blood, which ratifies the New Covenant, my blood shed on behalf of many people.

Yes! I tell you, I will not drink this `fruit of the vine' again until the day I drink new wine in the Kingdom of God."

After singing the Hallel, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Yeshua said to them, "You will all lose faith in me, for the Tanakh says, `I will strike the shepherd dead, and the sheep will be scattered.'

But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you into the Galil."

Kefa said to him, "Even if everyone else loses faith in you, I won't."

Yeshua replied, "Yes! I tell you that this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will disown me three times!"

But Kefa kept insisting, "Even if I must die with you, I will never disown you!" And they all said the same thing.

They went to a place called Gat Sh'manim; and Yeshua said to his talmidim, "Sit here while I pray."

He took with him Kefa, Ya`akov and Yochanan. Great distress and anguish came over him;

and he said to them, "My heart is so filled with sadness that I could die! Remain here and stay awake."

Going on a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that if possible, the hour might pass from him:

"Abba!" (that is, "Dear Father!") "All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me! Still, not what I want, but what you want."

He came and found them sleeping; and he said to Kefa, "Shim`on, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake one hour?

Stay awake, and pray that you will not be put to the test -- the spirit indeed is eager, but human nature is weak."

Again he went away and prayed, saying the same words;

and again he came and found them sleeping, their eyes were so very heavy; and they didn't know what to answer him.