²⁰ When evening came, He was reclining at the table with the Twelve. ²¹ While they were eating, He said, “I assure you: One of you will betray Me.”^(A)

²² Deeply distressed, each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

²³ He replied, “The one who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl—he will betray Me. ²⁴ The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him,^(B) but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, His betrayer, replied, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”^(C)

“You have said it,” He told him.

²¹ But^(A) look, the hand of the one betraying Me is at the table with Me!^{(B) 22} For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined,^(C) but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

²³ So they began to argue^(D) among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.

Judas’s Betrayal Predicted

²¹ When^(A) Jesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit^(B) and testified,^(C) “I assure you: One of you will betray Me!”

²² The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. ²³ One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved,^(D) was reclining close beside Jesus.^{[a] 24} Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about. ²⁵ So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶ Jesus replied, “He’s the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it.”^(E) When He had dipped the bread,^(F) He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son.^{[b] 27} After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan^(G) entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

²⁸ None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this. ²⁹ Since Judas^(H) kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,”^(I) or that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰ After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.^(J)