Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus saith to them, This night will all of you fall away from me; for it is written, “I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
30And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
32But after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
Cross References
Job 6:15But my brethren are faithless like a brook; Like streams of the valley that pass away;
Psalms 38:11My friends and acquaintance keep aloof from my woe, And my kinsmen stand afar off:
Psalms 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me; My acquaintances are withdrawn from my sight.
Lamentations 1:19“I called upon my lovers, but they have proved false to me; My priests and my elders have expired in the city, While they sought for food to sustain their lives.
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, Even against the man who is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts! Smite the shepherd, and let the sheep be scattered! I will also turn my hand against the lambs.
Matthew 24:9Then will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account 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 →