# Matthew 26.26-29

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.</span>**
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> 30. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives. 31. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. (Matthew 26:24-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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, 28. for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins. 29. But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”**
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> 30. When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 31. Then Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’</span> (Matthew 26:24-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.</span>**
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> 30. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. <sup>hymn: or, psalm</sup> 31. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. (Matthew 26:24-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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; 28. for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out, to remission of sins; 29. and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.'**
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> 30. And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives; 31. then saith Jesus to them, 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad; (Matthew 26:24-31, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## 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._

- [G0859 - aphesis](/codex/g0859-aphesis/), *aphesis*, Strong's G0859
- [G1242 - diatheke](/codex/g1242-diatheke/), *diatheke*, Strong's G1242
- [G4983 - soma](/codex/g4983-soma/), *soma*, Strong's G4983
- [G0266 - hamartia](/codex/g0266-hamartia/), *hamartia*, Strong's G0266
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962
- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous*, Strong's G2424

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Addressee of Gratitude](/codex/argument-from-the-addressee-of-gratitude/), via [Matthew 26.26-28](/codex/matthew-26-26-28/)
- [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [Five Pillars Outside Quran Objection Defeater](/codex/five-pillars-outside-quran-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 26.26-28](/codex/matthew-26-26-28/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Forgiveness](/codex/biblical-forgiveness/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 26](/codex/matthew-26/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0859 - aphesis](/codex/g0859-aphesis/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [G1242 - diatheke](/codex/g1242-diatheke/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [G4983 - soma](/codex/g4983-soma/), via [Matthew 26.26](/codex/matthew-26-26/)
- [H1285 - berith](/codex/h1285-berith/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)
- [H1818 - dam](/codex/h1818-dam/), via [Matthew 26.28](/codex/matthew-26-28/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.