Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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In Context
30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Cross References
Job 6:15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
Lamentations 1:19I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:27-31
Institution of the Lord's Supper. 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 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. 30 And… Read the whole commentary →