1. Preparing to eat the Passover (12-16)

Jesus sent two disciples to prepare the place and the meal. It was a secret place, because Jesus did not want anything to interfere with his eating the Passover with his disciples.

2. One will betray me (17-21)

Jesus loved even his betrayer to the end. Every man has in him the seed of betrayal. Jesus' words (18) made every disciple examine himself. Jesus' life and death were in God's hands. But the man who becomes a tool of Satan because of his own unbelief suffers beyond description.

3. The blood of the covenant (22-26)

Jesus used the bread and wine of the Passover meal to teach the meaning of his death. His shed blood seals the new covenant between God and all people who receive Jesus, who believe in his name. By his shed blood we are forgiven and made right with God.

Application: Lord, thank you for the new covenant, sealed in Jesus' blood. Help me to be faithful to you.
One Word: The blood of the covenant