11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
19And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.”
On this occasion, Jesus instituted His Supper, one of the two ordinances of the local church. Another name for the Lord’s Supper is the Eucharist; literally, “The Thanks.” “Eucharist” is a Greek word, used in the Bible to describe the Lord’s Supper. Jesus taught us to tenderly give thanks for Him, for all that He is to us and for all that He does for us. We especially remember Him and thank Him for His precious blood shed for our salvation and for His suffering because of our sins. We would be lost today if it were not for His saving grace. Thank you, Lord Jesus.
Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, was chosen by Jesus for a purpose. Judas was never a saved man. A lover of money, he sold the Lord for a few pieces of silver. He had the curse of God put upon him. It is tragic that Judas did not ever know Jesus and that he was never thankful for Him.