Praying from Matthew 26:34. Themes: betrayal, prophecy, denial
Promise. Jesus predicts that Peter will deny him three times before the rooster crows.
Praying from Matthew 26:33. Themes: Faithfulness, Temptation, Courage.
Promise. Peter promises that he will never be made to stumble, even if all others do.
Praying from Matthew 26:32. Themes: Resurrection, Leadership, Commissioning.
Promise. Jesus promises to meet his disciples in Galilee after he is raised from the dead.
Praying from Matthew 26:31. Themes: Suffering, Prophecy, Betrayal.
Promise. The verse is a prophecy that the disciples will stumble because of Jesus, as it is written in the Old Testament.
Praying from Matthew 26:29. Themes: Hope, Kingdom, Fellowship.
Promise. Jesus promises that he will not drink wine again until he drinks it with his followers in his Father’s Kingdom.
Praying from Matthew 26:28. Themes: Redemption, Forgiveness, Covenant
Promise. The verse promises that Jesus’ blood is poured out for the remission of sins.
Praying from Matthew 26:27. Themes: Thanksgiving, Communion, Unity.
Command. The command is for all of the disciples to drink from the cup.
Praying from Matthew 26:26. Themes: Sacrifice, Communion, Thanksgiving.
Command: Take and eat.
Praying from Matthew 26:24. Themes: Betrayal, Prophecy, Consequences.
Promise. The verse states that it would be better for the betrayer of the Son of Man if he had not been born.
Praying from Matthew 26:21. Themes: Betrayal, Prophecy, Last Supper.
Command. The verse commands the reader to listen to Jesus’ warning that one of his disciples will betray him.
Praying from Matthew 26:19. Themes: Obedience, Preparation, Passover
Command. The disciples were commanded by Jesus to prepare the Passover.
Praying from Matthew 26:18. Themes: Passover, Discipleship, Time
Command. The reader is instructed to go into the city and tell a certain person that Jesus will keep the Passover at their house with his disciples.
Praying from Matthew 26:13. Themes: Salvation, Remembrance, Evangelism.
Promise. The woman’s actions will be spoken of as a memorial wherever the Good News is preached in the whole world.
Praying from Matthew 26:12. Themes: Sacrifice, Love, Redemption.
Promise. The verse is describing an action that has already taken place and is not giving a command to the reader. It is a statement about the woman’s acti…
Praying from Matthew 26:11. Themes: Poverty, Sacrifice, Presence.
Promise. The verse is a statement made by Jesus to his disciples that he will not always be physically present with them, but the poor will always be prese…
Praying from Matthew 26:9. Themes: Generosity, Priorities, Sacrifice.
Command. The verse is a rebuke from Jesus to a woman who anointed his feet with expensive oil instead of selling it and giving the money to the poor. The c…
Praying from Matthew 26:2. Themes: Sacrifice, Redemption, Prophecy.
Promise. The verse is a statement of what will happen in the future – the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.
Praying from Matthew 26:1. Themes: Discipleship, Teaching, End Times.
Command. The verse does not contain a promise, but rather a command to Jesus’ disciples.
Praying from Matthew 25:46. Themes: Judgment, Eternal Life, Eternal Punishment.
Promise. The verse promises that the righteous will go into eternal life while the wicked will go into eternal punishment.
Praying from Matthew 25:45. Themes: Compassion, Service, Judgment
Command. The verse commands the reader to treat others with kindness and compassion, as failing to do so is equivalent to failing to do it to Jesus himself…