The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “New covenant” it comes from the Greek Word “diatheke” which means “covenant, testament, binding agreement.”
One meal, one betrayal, and one prayer that shows just how much this moment costs Jesus. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is Matthew 26.
Jesus tells His disciples plainly that the Passover is near and that He will be crucified. Meanwhile, chief priests plot to kill Him, and Judas Iscariot agrees to betray Him for thirty pieces of silver. Before this, a woman anoints Jesus with expensive ointment at Bethany, and when the disciples object to the waste, Jesus defends her, saying she has anointed His body beforehand for burial.
At the Passover meal, Jesus predicts one of the twelve will betray Him, causing each disciple to ask, “Lord, is it I?” He institutes what we now call the Lord’s Supper, breaking bread as His body and sharing wine as “my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” The Greek word for this new covenant is “diatheke.” Afterward, Jesus predicts that all the disciples will fall away that very night, and that Peter specifically will deny Him three times before the rooster crows, though Peter insists he never would.
In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is deeply sorrowful, praying three times, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt,” while His disciples repeatedly fall asleep instead of watching with Him. Judas arrives with an armed crowd and identifies Jesus with a kiss. Jesus is arrested, and though Peter draws a sword to defend Him, Jesus stops him, saying those who live by the sword will die by the sword. Jesus is brought before the high priest Caiaphas, where false witnesses testify against Him, and when Jesus affirms He is the Christ, the Son of God, He is condemned for blasphemy. Peter, meanwhile, denies knowing Jesus three times, just as predicted, and weeps bitterly when he realizes what he has done.
Jesus fully understood what was coming and still chose to submit to it, praying honestly about His anguish while ultimately yielding to the Father’s will. Peter’s failure that same night is a sobering reminder of how easily confidence can crumble under real pressure, and how much every disciple needs grace, not just good intentions.
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