In Matthew 26:46, Jesus had just informed His disciples that His betrayer was at hand. And so he was, for in the very next verse, His betrayer, Judas Iscariot, appeared with a large host of armed men to seize Jesus.…
In Matthew 26:31, Jesus somberly told the 11 disciples at the Mount of Olives that they would all desert Him that very night. He used the words of the prophet Zechariah to give the basis for this assertion: “Strike the…
In Matthew 26:17-19, Jesus sent His disciples to go into the city to a specific man’s house and to make preparations at the place that Jesus planned to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. When night came, Jesus ate the…
In Matthew 26:1-2, Jesus solemnly predicted to His disciples that His death through being delivered up to be crucified would be closely connected to the Passover celebration in 2 days. Meanwhile, the chief priests and elders had assembled at the…