Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 57, Feb 26)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty six

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 26 (cross reference with Mark 14)
  • Mt 26:1-2 Jesus foretells his death – as in very soon
  • Mt 26:3-5 Chief Priests plan to take him – but afraid
    • ⁵ “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
  • Mt 26:6-13 at Simon the Lepers house
    • a woman comes to anoint Jesus (Mark 14:3-9)
    • disciples complain about misused resources
  • Mt 26:14-16 Judas plans his betrayal
    • ¹⁴ Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
    • ¹⁶ From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
  • Mt 26:17-19 Preparations for Passover meal
  • Mt 26:20-25 Jesus declares betrayal
    • And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
    • ²³ Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
    • Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”
      • Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
      • Jesus KNEW
      • Lent Day 9 Are you a Judas?
  • Mt 26:26-29 The Lord’s Supper or Communion/Passover meal
    • Bread is my body
    • Wine is my blood
    • do this in remembrance of me.
  • Mt 26:30
    • ³⁰ When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  • Mt 26:31-32 Jesus foretells the denial of the disciples
    • ³¹ Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:
      • “‘I will strike the shepherd,
            and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’^[c]
    • reminds them he’ll rise again
      • ³² But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  • Mt 26:33-35  Peter’s confession, then Jesus’ foretelling
    • ³³ Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”
    • ³⁴ “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
  • Mt 26:36-45 In the Garden – Jesus Prays
    • ³⁸ Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow^[j] —to the point of death.^[k] Remain here and stay awake with Me.”
    • Jesus prays three times
      • My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
      • My Father, if this^[n] cannot pass^[o] unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
    • Disciples sleep
      • ⁴⁰ Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you^[m] stay awake with Me one hour?
      •  ⁴³ And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.^[p]
      • ⁴⁵ Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?^[q] Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
  • Mt 26:45-56 Jesus’ Arrest – riotous mob
    • ⁴⁶ Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”
    •  While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people.
    • Betrayed with a kiss
    • Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him. ⁵
      • One of the disciples cut off the high priest’s slave’s ear
      • ⁵² Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions^[s] of angels?
      • ⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,^[t] to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me.
  • Mt 26:56 – Jesus is deserted
    • Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away.
  • Mt 26:57-68 Jesus and the Sanhedrin
    • ⁵⁹ The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death. ⁶⁰ But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.
    • ⁶⁴ “You have said it,”^[aa] Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future^[ab] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
    • He has blasphemed! … “He deserves death!”
  • Mt 26:69-75 Peter denies Christ three times
    • “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
      • ⁷⁰ But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
      • ⁷² And again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”
      • ⁷⁴ Then he started to curse^[af] and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
        • Immediately a rooster crowed, 
        • ⁷⁵ and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 
        • And he went outside and wept bitterly.
    • Lent day 15 – Dear Peter

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example:
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

Today, choose your own scripture verse that helps you meditate on the Last Supper, or the denial of Christ.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

I am the Bread of Life

Broken and Spilled Out – Steve Green

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

Mary Washing Jesus’ feet – the ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. What do you think about the expensive oil being poured out on Jesus’ head?
   1. Your answer
2. How many women anointed Jesus?
   1. Christianityfaq has some ideas about this.
3. Have you ever denied Christ?
   1. 1 John 1 & 2

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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