Learn Matthew 26: What It Means and Why It Matters

Chapter Summary: The Point

Matthew 26 begins the final movement toward the crucifixion as Jesus tells his disciples that the Passover is near and the Son of Man will be delivered up. The chief priests, scribes, elders, and Caiaphas plan to seize Jesus by deceit, while an unnamed woman in Bethany honors him with costly ointment. Judas Iscariot then goes to the chief priests and agrees to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. During the Passover meal, Jesus identifies the betrayal, gives the bread and cup, and speaks of “my blood of the new covenant.” Peter and the other disciples insist that they will remain faithful, yet Jesus foretells their stumbling and Peter’s three denials. In Gethsemane, Jesus prays in sorrow and submits himself to the Father’s will. Judas arrives with an armed crowd, Jesus is arrested, the disciples flee, and the council condemns Jesus after he testifies that he is the Christ, the Son of God, and the Son of Man. The chapter ends with Peter denying Jesus three times and weeping bitterly when he remembers Jesus’ word.

Outline: The Structure of Matthew 26

• Verses 1-2: Jesus announces the Passover and his coming crucifixion.
• Verses 3-5: The leaders plot to kill Jesus by deceit.
• Verses 6-13: A woman anoints Jesus in Bethany for burial.
• Verses 14-16: Judas agrees to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
• Verses 17-19: The disciples prepare the Passover.
• Verses 20-25: Jesus announces the betrayer at the meal.
• Verses 26-29: Jesus gives the bread and cup of the new covenant.
• Verses 30-35: Jesus foretells the disciples’ stumbling and Peter’s denial.
• Verses 36-46: Jesus prays in Gethsemane while the disciples sleep.
• Verses 47-56: Judas betrays Jesus, and Jesus is arrested.
• Verses 57-68: Jesus is tried before Caiaphas and condemned.
• Verses 69-75: Peter denies Jesus three times and weeps bitterly.

Context: The Setting

Literary Flow and Genre: Matthew writes Gospel narrative to present Jesus as the Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham, and the suffering Son of Man who fulfills Scripture. The church has traditionally associated this Gospel with Matthew the apostle, and the book serves believers who need to see that Jesus’ rejection, death, and resurrection complete God’s saving purpose. Matthew 26 belongs to The Jerusalem Ministry and Passion, Matthew 21-28, and more closely to The Passion Narrative, Matthew 26-27, where Jesus moves from final teaching to betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and burial. Readers should follow repeated fulfillment language, Passover setting, disciple failure, legal testimony, and Jesus’ own words about Scripture and divine necessity.

History and Culture: Passover recalled God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and unleavened bread belonged to that festival season. A shared meal carried covenant and fellowship weight, so betrayal during the meal is morally serious. Gethsemane was on the Mount of Olives, a place Jesus and the disciples could reach after leaving the city. The council scene includes chief priests, elders, scribes, false witnesses, a solemn oath, and the high priest’s accusation of blasphemy, showing that Jesus is condemned by leaders who reject his messianic identity.

Matthew 26 Commentary: The Walkthrough

Verses 1-2: The Crucifixion Announced

Jesus finishes “all these words,” referring to the teaching that has filled Matthew 24-25. He now turns his disciples toward the appointed events. He says, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

Jesus speaks before his enemies act. His death comes through betrayal and injustice, yet it also unfolds under divine purpose. The Passover timing matters because Jesus will give his life as the true deliverer of his people.

The title “Son of Man” recalls Daniel 7:13-14, where the Son of Man receives kingdom and dominion. Matthew now joins that glory to suffering. The King goes to the cross by his own knowledge and obedience.

Verses 3-5: The Leaders Plot

The chief priests, scribes, and elders gather in the court of Caiaphas the high priest. They take counsel to seize Jesus “by deceit and kill him.” The religious leadership chooses secrecy and violence.

Their concern is timing. They say, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.” They fear the crowd because many have heard Jesus and watched his works. Public pressure restrains them for a moment, though their purpose remains murder.

Matthew places their counsel beside Jesus’ prediction. The leaders plan deceit. Jesus knows the cross. Human plots serve the larger purpose of God without excusing the sin of those who plot.

Verses 6-9: The Costly Anointing

Jesus is in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. An unnamed woman comes with an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment and pours it on Jesus’ head as he reclines at the table. Her action honors Jesus with costly devotion.

The disciples become indignant and call it waste. They argue that the ointment could have been sold for much and given to the poor. Their concern sounds practical. Their judgment misses the moment before them.

Anointing the head can mark honor, kingship, and hospitality. In this setting, Jesus will interpret the act in relation to his burial. The woman understands more by devotion than the disciples grasp by calculation.

Verses 10-13: The Burial Prepared

Jesus defends the woman. He asks, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.” Jesus names her act rightly when the disciples name it wrongly.

He says the poor will always be with them, while they will not always have him. That statement assumes continued care for the poor from Deuteronomy 15:11. Here the decisive issue is Jesus’ approaching death. The hour calls for honoring the Messiah who is about to be buried.

Jesus says the ointment prepares his body for burial. He also promises that her deed will be remembered wherever the Good News is preached. The woman’s unnamed status in the narrative magnifies the act itself. Her worship becomes part of the gospel witness.

Verses 14-16: Judas Bargains

Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, goes to the chief priests. Matthew stresses his place among the twelve because betrayal comes from inside the disciple circle. The nearness of Judas intensifies the evil of his act.

Judas asks, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” They weigh out thirty pieces of silver. The amount recalls Zechariah 11:12-13 and the low valuation of a rejected shepherd. Matthew wants readers to feel the moral cheapness of the bargain.

From that time Judas seeks an opportunity to betray Jesus. The leaders need a way to seize him apart from the crowds, and Judas supplies it. His action turns their hidden plan into a practical path.

Verses 17-19: The Passover Prepared

On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples ask where Jesus wants them to prepare the Passover. Jesus directs them into the city to a certain man. He sends a message: “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.”

Jesus directs the meal with deliberate authority. He is not swept into events. He knows the hour and arranges the Passover table.

The disciples obey and prepare the meal. Their obedience here contrasts with their coming weakness. Matthew keeps both realities together. The disciples serve Jesus truly, and they will soon stumble badly.

Verses 20-25: The Betrayer Named

Evening comes, and Jesus reclines with the twelve. During the meal he says that one of them will betray him. The disciples become deeply sorrowful, and each asks, “It isn’t me, is it, Lord?”

Betrayal at table fellowship is covenant treachery. A shared dish normally signals closeness and peace. Jesus says the one who dips his hand with him in the dish will betray him. The betrayer is near enough to share the meal.

Jesus says the Son of Man goes as written, and he pronounces woe on the betrayer. Divine Scripture and human guilt stand together. Judas asks, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?” He calls Jesus “Rabbi,” while the others say “Lord.” Jesus answers, “You said it.”

Verses 26-29: The New Covenant Meal

As they eat, Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it, gives it to the disciples, and says, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Jesus gives himself through the signs of the meal.

He then takes the cup, gives thanks, and gives it to them all. He says, “for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.” The words connect Passover, sacrifice, covenant, and forgiveness. Jeremiah 31:31-34 promised a new covenant marked by forgiven sin and inward renewal.

The phrase “poured out for many” also echoes Isaiah 53. Jesus interprets his death before it occurs. The cross will secure remission of sins, and the future kingdom meal in verse 29 points beyond death to resurrection fellowship.

Verses 30-32: The Shepherd Struck

After singing a hymn, Jesus and the disciples go to the Mount of Olives. Jesus says all of them will stumble because of him that night. He quotes Scripture: “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.”

Jesus interprets the disciples’ failure through Scripture. Their scattering is real sin and weakness, yet Zechariah’s shepherd text explains the pattern. The flock breaks apart when the shepherd is struck.

Jesus then gives hope: “But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.” Resurrection and restoration are promised before their failure occurs. The shepherd will gather the scattered sheep again.

Verses 33-35: Peter’s Confidence

Peter answers with strong confidence. He says that even if all others stumble, he never will. Peter overestimates his strength and underestimates the trial ahead.

Jesus answers with precision. Before the rooster crows that night, Peter will deny him three times. Peter then intensifies his pledge and says he will die with Jesus rather than deny him. All the disciples say the same.

Matthew lets their vows stand beside Jesus’ word. Their sincerity cannot carry them through temptation. The coming denial will prove Jesus true and the disciples weak.

Verses 36-39: Jesus Prays in Sorrow

Jesus comes to Gethsemane and tells the disciples to sit while he prays. He takes Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He begins to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

Then, Jesus says, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.” Jesus enters the suffering of his mission with full human anguish. His sorrow is holy obedience under the weight of the cup.

He falls on his face and prays, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.” The cup recalls divine judgment in the Old Testament. Jesus submits to the Father’s will as the obedient Son.

Verses 40-46: The Sleeping Disciples

Jesus returns and finds the disciples sleeping. He speaks to Peter, who had promised special strength. “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?” Peter’s weakness begins before the denial.

Jesus commands them to watch and pray so they do not enter into temptation. He says the spirit is willing, while the flesh is weak. Good intentions need prayerful dependence.

Jesus prays a second and third time. His prayer settles in obedience: “your desire be done.” The disciples keep sleeping because their eyes are heavy. Then Jesus says the hour has arrived. The betrayer is near, and the Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of sinners.

Verses 47-50: Judas Arrives

Judas comes while Jesus is still speaking. A great crowd with swords and clubs comes from the chief priests and elders. The arresting party treats Jesus as dangerous, though he has taught openly.

Judas has arranged a sign. He will identify Jesus with a kiss. The kiss turns a gesture of respect and affection into a tool of betrayal. The outward sign of friendship becomes the agreed signal for seizure.

Judas says, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kisses him. Jesus calls him “Friend” and asks why he is there. Matthew gives no escape from Judas’s responsibility. He has chosen the role of betrayer.

Verses 51-54: The Sword Refused

One of those with Jesus draws a sword, strikes the high priest’s servant, and cuts off his ear. The response tries to defend Jesus by force. Jesus rejects the sword as the way his mission will proceed.

He commands the sword back into its place and says that those who take the sword will die by the sword. He also says he could ask the Father for more than twelve legions of angels. A Roman legion could include thousands of soldiers, so the point is overwhelming heavenly power. Jesus is arrested by consent, not helplessness.

Then Jesus asks how the Scriptures would be fulfilled if he avoided this path. The cross is necessary because Scripture and the Father’s will stand behind it.

Verses 55-56: The Disciples Flee

Jesus speaks to the crowds. He asks why they have come out with swords and clubs as against a robber. He had sat daily in the temple teaching, and they did not arrest him there. Their secrecy exposes their fear and injustice.

Jesus says all of this happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Matthew presents the arrest as the fulfillment of God’s word. The prophets shape the meaning of the passion.

Then all the disciples leave him and flee. Jesus’ warning in verse 31 is fulfilled immediately. The shepherd is seized, and the sheep scatter.

Verses 57-61: The False Witnesses

Those who arrest Jesus lead him to Caiaphas the high priest. The scribes and elders are gathered there. Peter follows at a distance and sits with the officers to see the end.

The chief priests, elders, and whole council seek false testimony so they can put Jesus to death. They have a desired verdict before they have reliable testimony. Many false witnesses come forward, yet their testimony fails.

At last two witnesses claim Jesus said he could destroy the temple of God and build it in three days. They twist temple language into a capital charge. Jesus’ mission will indeed bring a new temple reality through his death and resurrection, yet their testimony serves condemnation rather than truth.

Verses 62-64: Jesus Testifies

The high priest stands and asks why Jesus gives no answer. Jesus remains silent. His silence fits Isaiah 53:7, where the suffering servant does not defend himself before his accusers.

Then the high priest places him under solemn oath by the living God and asks whether he is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus answers the central question directly. He says, “You have said so.”

Jesus then speaks of the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of the sky. This joins Psalm 110:1 and Daniel 7:13-14. The condemned Jesus declares future vindication and divine authority.

Verses 65-68: The Council Condemns

The high priest tears his clothing and says Jesus has spoken blasphemy. The council answers, “He is worthy of death!” They condemn Jesus for the truth about his identity.

Then they spit in his face, beat him, slap him, and mock him. They say, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?” The mockery targets his messianic claim. Their abuse fulfills the pattern of the righteous sufferer and the rejected servant.

Matthew places Jesus’ dignity beside their violence. He has spoken the truth, and they answer with contempt. The trial reveals their blindness more than his guilt.

Verses 69-72: Peter’s First Denials

Peter sits outside in the court. A maid says he also was with Jesus the Galilean. Peter denies it before everyone, saying he does not know what she is talking about. The first denial comes under ordinary pressure.

He moves to the porch, and another person says he was with Jesus of Nazareth. Peter denies again, this time with an oath. His denial deepens. Distance from Jesus now becomes verbal separation from Jesus.

Matthew names Jesus as Galilean and Nazarene through the accusations. Those labels identify the one Peter had followed. Peter’s fear makes him detach himself from the Lord he had promised to defend.

Verses 73-75: Peter Weeps

After a little while, bystanders identify Peter again. They say his speech gives him away. Peter begins to curse and swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crows.

Jesus’ word is fulfilled exactly. Peter remembers the prediction: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” The memory breaks through his fear.

Peter goes out and weeps bitterly. His tears mark grief after failure. Matthew does not yet narrate Peter’s restoration, but the earlier promise of Galilee remains. The scattered sheep will be gathered by the risen Shepherd.

1. Jesus knows the cross before his enemies seize him.
2. The woman at Bethany honors Jesus for burial.
3. Judas sells Jesus for silver.
4. Jesus gives the new covenant meal before his death.
5. Gethsemane reveals the obedient Son submitting to the Father.
6. The arrest fulfills Scripture.
7. The council condemns Jesus for his true identity.
8. Peter falls after confident promises.

Timeline: The Dates

• After two days: The Passover is coming, and Jesus says the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified (Matthew 26:1-2).
• Then: The chief priests, scribes, elders, and Caiaphas gather to plan Jesus’ death (Matthew 26:3-5).
• From that time: Judas seeks an opportunity to betray Jesus after receiving thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14-16).
• On the first day of unleavened bread: The disciples ask where to prepare the Passover (Matthew 26:17).
• When evening had come: Jesus reclines at the table with the twelve disciples (Matthew 26:20).
• Tonight: Jesus says all the disciples will be made to stumble because of him (Matthew 26:31).
• Before the rooster crows: Jesus says Peter will deny him three times (Matthew 26:34).
• One hour: Jesus asks Peter why he could not watch with him for one hour (Matthew 26:40).
• A second time: Jesus prays again in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:42).
• A third time: Jesus prays again, saying the same words (Matthew 26:44).
• The hour is at hand: Jesus says the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners (Matthew 26:45).
• While he was still speaking: Judas arrives with the armed crowd (Matthew 26:47).
• Immediately: Judas greets Jesus and kisses him, and later the rooster crows after Peter’s third denial (Matthew 26:49, 26:74).
• After a little while: The bystanders confront Peter before his third denial (Matthew 26:73).

Application: The Practice

Personal Faith and Discipleship

1. Honor Christ rightly | The woman at Bethany gives costly honor to Jesus as he moves toward burial. Disciples should value Christ above reputation, calculation, and approval from others. References: Matthew 26:6-13.
2. Watch and pray | Jesus tells the disciples to watch and pray because willing spirits still face weak flesh. Faithfulness in that setting meant staying awake with Christ, and Christian discipleship still requires prayerful dependence in temptation. References: Matthew 26:36-46.
3. Trust Christ’s obedience | Jesus submits to the Father’s will in Gethsemane while facing the cup before him. Faith rests in the obedient Son who goes to the cross for the remission of sins. References: Matthew 26:39-44.
4. Grieve sin honestly | Peter’s denial ends in bitter weeping when he remembers Jesus’ word. The chapter exposes the false confidence that sincere promises can stand without dependence on Christ. References: Matthew 26:33-35, 26:69-75.

Church and Community

1. Keep the Supper centered | Jesus gives the bread and cup as the sign of his body and blood of the new covenant. The church should receive the meal as Christ’s own gift that proclaims forgiveness through his death. References: Matthew 26:26-29.
2. Guard against betrayal from within | Judas is one of the twelve, yet he bargains to deliver Jesus to the chief priests. Christian community should treat hidden greed, resentment, and divided loyalty as spiritually deadly. References: Matthew 26:14-16, 26:20-25.
3. Care for the weak after failure | Jesus foretells the scattering of the disciples and also promises to go before them into Galilee after he is raised. The church should correct sin truthfully while holding out the restoring mercy of the risen Shepherd. References: Matthew 26:31-32, 26:69-75.

Leadership and Teaching

1. Teach Scripture’s fulfillment | Jesus repeatedly explains that the arrest, scattering, and suffering occur according to Scripture. Leaders should show how the passion fulfills God’s word rather than treating the cross as a tragic interruption. References: Matthew 26:31, 26:54-56.
2. Reject image-driven courage | Peter speaks boldly before danger and denies Jesus under pressure. Leaders should warn against confidence built on public resolve instead of humble dependence. References: Matthew 26:33-35, 26:69-75.
3. Lead through service and surrender | Jesus chooses the Father’s will while his enemies choose deceit and force. Christian leadership takes its shape from prayerful obedience, truthful witness, and refusal to use worldly power to protect self. References: Matthew 26:36-56.
4. Name Christ clearly | Jesus answers the high priest by confessing his identity as the Christ, the Son of God, and the Son of Man. Teachers should help people see that the trial turns on who Jesus truly is. References: Matthew 26:62-66.

Interpretive Options: The Differences

How should Christians understand “this is my body” and “my blood of the new covenant”?

• Catholic: Catholic teaching understands the bread and wine to become the true body and blood of Christ while retaining the appearances of bread and wine. Matthew 26 is central because Jesus directly identifies the bread and cup with his body and blood. The sacrament is received as participation in the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ.
• Eastern Orthodox: Eastern Orthodox interpretation confesses the real presence of Christ in the mystery of the Eucharist. It stresses worship, participation, and union with Christ rather than defining the change through the same categories used in later Western theology. Matthew’s wording is received as a holy gift from Christ to his church.
• Lutheran: Lutheran interpretation teaches Christ’s true body and blood are really present with the bread and wine. The emphasis rests on Jesus’ promise and command. The meal gives what Christ says it gives because his word is effective.
• Reformed and Baptist: Reformed interpreters commonly teach a real spiritual feeding on Christ by faith, while many Baptist interpreters emphasize remembrance, proclamation, and covenant sign. Both readings take the Supper seriously as Christ’s ordained meal. They differ over the mode of Christ’s presence and the sacramental effect.

How do divine sovereignty and Judas’s responsibility relate in the betrayal?

• Broad Christian consensus: Jesus says the Son of Man goes as it is written, and he also pronounces woe on the betrayer. Scripture is fulfilled, and Judas remains morally responsible for his chosen treachery. Matthew holds God’s saving purpose and human guilt together.
• Reformed reading: Reformed interpreters often stress that God’s decree includes the passion without making God the author of sin. Judas acts willingly, and his sin serves the saving plan that God ordained. Matthew’s language about Scripture supports this strong providential reading.
• Wesleyan/Arminian reading: Wesleyan and Arminian interpreters often stress Judas’s free and accountable response to temptation and greed. God foreknows and incorporates the betrayal into his saving purpose. Judas’s guilt remains personal and serious.

What is the “cup” in Gethsemane?

• Broad Christian consensus: The cup refers to the suffering and judgment Jesus is about to bear in his passion. Old Testament passages often use the cup as an image of divine wrath and appointed suffering. Jesus’ prayer reveals true human anguish and complete obedience to the Father.
• Catholic and Orthodox: Catholic and Orthodox readings often emphasize the obedient love of the Son and the healing of human will through Christ’s submission. Gethsemane reveals Jesus’ full humanity without sin and his free offering of himself. The prayer becomes a model of surrendered obedience.
• Protestant: Many Protestant interpreters emphasize penal and substitutionary dimensions in the cup. Jesus faces the judgment due to sinners and obeys where Adam and Israel failed. The prayer leads directly into the saving death that secures remission of sins.

What claim does Jesus make before Caiaphas?

• Broad consensus: Jesus identifies himself as the Christ, the Son of God, and the Son of Man who will sit at the right hand of Power and come on the clouds. His words draw from Psalm 110 and Daniel 7. The council understands the claim as divine authority and condemns him for blasphemy.
• Historic Christian reading: Christian interpretation has long received this testimony as a direct claim to messianic kingship and heavenly authority. Jesus stands condemned by the earthly council while declaring his future vindication. The trial reveals the identity of the rejected Son.

Common Misreadings: The Mistakes

“The woman’s ointment was wasted because helping the poor would have been better.” Jesus calls her act a good work and connects it to his burial. His words assume ongoing care for the poor while identifying a unique moment before the cross. The disciples misread the timing and meaning of her devotion.

“Judas was only fulfilling prophecy, so his betrayal was innocent.” Jesus says the Son of Man goes as written and also says woe to the betrayer. Judas bargains for silver, seeks opportunity, and identifies Jesus with a kiss. Matthew presents fulfilled Scripture together with real guilt.

“Peter’s denial proves that his earlier devotion was false.” Peter’s promises were sincere, yet his confidence exceeded his strength. Jesus had already foretold both the scattering and the later gathering in Galilee. Peter’s bitter weeping shows real grief under the truth of Jesus’ word.

Leading: The Teaching Guide

The Aim: Matthew 26 teaches that Jesus knowingly gives himself for the new covenant while betrayal, disciple weakness, false judgment, and Scripture’s fulfillment carry him toward the cross, with vv. 26-29 and vv. 36-46 most clearly carrying the chapter’s main claim.

A Teaching Flow:

1. Begin with vv. 1-16, showing Jesus’ knowledge, the leaders’ plot, the woman’s devotion, and Judas’s betrayal.
2. Move to vv. 17-29, where Passover becomes the setting for the new covenant meal and remission of sins.
3. Teach vv. 30-46 as the exposure of disciple weakness and the obedience of the sorrowful Son in Gethsemane.
4. Explain vv. 47-56 through Jesus’ refusal of the sword and his insistence that Scripture must be fulfilled.
5. Finish with vv. 57-75, contrasting Jesus’ faithful confession before the council with Peter’s denial in the courtyard.

The Approach: Teach Matthew 26 as passion narrative governed by Jesus’ own words. Keep the sequence clear: Jesus predicts, prepares, gives, prays, submits, testifies, and is denied. Frame the chapter within the wider storyline of Scripture by connecting Passover, covenant blood, the struck shepherd, the suffering servant, and the Son of Man who will be vindicated after rejection.

Cross-References: The Connections

Exodus 24:8 – Gives covenant-blood background for Jesus’ words over the cup at the Passover meal.

Jeremiah 31:31-34 – Promises the new covenant with forgiven sin, which Jesus identifies with his poured-out blood.

Zechariah 13:7 – Provides the struck-shepherd prophecy Jesus applies to the disciples’ scattering.

Isaiah 53:7 – Describes the suffering servant’s silence before his oppressors, clarifying Jesus’ silence before the council.

Daniel 7:13-14 – Gives the Son of Man background for Jesus’ claim before Caiaphas.

Psalm 110:1 – Explains the right-hand language Jesus uses when he speaks of sitting at the right hand of Power.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 – Repeats the Lord’s Supper tradition and explains the meal as proclamation of the Lord’s death.

Hebrews 9:15 – Connects Christ’s death with the new covenant and redemption.

1 Peter 2:22-24 – Reflects on Christ’s innocent suffering and sin-bearing death, themes central to Matthew 26.

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