Matthew 26:31 meaning and explanation
Then Jesus said to 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.’
Matthew 26:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks these words to His disciples after the Last Supper, on the way to the Mount of Olives, hours before His arrest. He quotes Zechariah 13:7, where God commands the sword to strike His shepherd so the sheep scatter.
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