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The Last Supper
34. On the first day of the Unleavened Bread, Jmmanuel spoke to his disciples, "Go forth into the city to a good friend of mine named Aaron and tell him, 'Jmmanuel says to you: I want to have a last meal with my disciples at your house, for behold, the Feast of the Passover is near."'
35. And the disciples did as Jmmanuel had ordered them; and they prepared the meal, together with Aaron and his wife, in their house.
36. When they sat down and were eating, he said, "Behold, the time is near when I must take my heavy burden upon myself.
37. "To be sure, I am going along my destined path as it is written by the prophets; however, I will only be near death and bear much pain, so you must not fear and not worry about me.
38. "Truly, I say to you, from now on I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vineyard nor eat the grain of the bread until the day I drink and eat again with you after my ordeal.
39. "So shall it be when I have risen from near death and so have then lain in the tomb for three days and three nights.”
40. As they were eating, Jmmanuel took the bread, broke it and gave it to the disciples, saying, "Take it and eat; the body requires nourishment even in times of distress and grief."
41. And he took the cup, gave it to them and said, "Drink from this cup, all of you; the throat becomes thirsty even on a rainy and cold day:
42. "Truly, I say to you, a wise person does not hunger and thirst because of things that must happen.
43. "But a fool hungers and thirsts on account of stupidity and dissent against things that must happen.
44. "And truly, I say to you, just as you do not understand my words now and are angry with me because of them, so will you be angry with me
tonight, because your minds still have not been enlightened with cognizance.
45. "But after I rise from near death and appear to have risen from the dead out of the tomb, I shall walk in front of you to Galilee, so you may recognize the truthfulness of my words.
46. "I have taught you knowledge and truth, but yet you doubt and distrust me.
47. "Oh you who are fainthearted and of little trust, how startled and confused you will be when I meet you again after my near death."
48. But Peter answered him, saying, "Even if they all were angry with you, I would never be angry."
49. Jmmanuel however replied, "Truly, I say to you, you are one of the worst, because tonight before the rooster crows you will deny me three times."
50. But Peter contradicted him, saying, "This will never come to pass, and even if I were forced to die with you, I would never deny you."
51. And thus spoke all of his disciples, and so they failed to trust Jmmanuel's words.