18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, a“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”
19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
20 aWhen evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.
22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”
24 The Son of Man indeed goes just aas it is written of Him, but bwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! cIt would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper
26 aAnd as they were eating, bJesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; cthis is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, a“Drink from it, all of you.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Matthew 26:20.
Matthew 26:20-25
Just as an aside before we turn to Luke, please note in verse 22 all the disciples addressed Christ as Lord, while in verse 25 Judas addressed Him as Rabbi. It is interesting because it gives us a sense of Judas' commitment. The others looked at Christ as one with supreme authority, while it indicates Judas' perspective did not fully see Christ as the Messiah who fulfilled all the prophecy of God's Word. Although this is surely something that needs a complete sermon by itself, perhaps the following cited section from a word study on "rabbi" might help put Judas' perspective on Jesus in view.
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