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Matthew 26:20 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. "
Matthew 26:20
Verse in Context
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And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
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Matthew 26:1
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,"
Matthew 26:2
"Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified."
Matthew 26:3
"Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,"
Matthew 26:4
"And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill"
Matthew 26:5
"But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people."
Matthew 26:6
"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"
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