# Matthew 26.23-25

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 21. and as they were eating, he said, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.</span> 22. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord?
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> **23. And he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.</span> 25. And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast said.</span>**
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> 26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Take, eat; this is my body.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;</span> (Matthew 26:21-27, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 21. As they were eating, he said, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me.”</span> 22. They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, “It isn’t me, is it, Lord?”
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> **23. He answered, <span class="rl-speech">“He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”</span> 25. Judas, who betrayed him, answered, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?” He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“You said it.”</span>**
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> 26. As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Take, eat; this is my body.”</span> 27. He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it, (Matthew 26:21-27, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 21. And as they did eat, he said, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.</span> 22. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
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> **23. And he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.</span> 25. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast said.</span>**
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> 26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Take, eat; this is my body. <sup>blessed it: many Greek copies have gave thanks</sup></span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;</span> (Matthew 26:21-27, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 21. and while they are eating, he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.'</span> 22. And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?'
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> **23. And he answering said, <span class="rl-speech">'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'</span> 25. And Judas, he who delivered him up, answering said, 'Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Thou hast said.'</span>**
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> 26. And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Take, eat, this is my body;'</span> 27. and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, 'Drink ye of it, all; (Matthew 26:21-27, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 26](/codex/matthew-26/)
- [Universalism](/codex/universalism/), via [Matthew 26.24](/codex/matthew-26-24/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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