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When did he announce his betrayal?

Matthew and Mark: At the Last Supper, while they were eating. “Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me” ([Matt. xxvi, 20, 21]; [Mark xiv, 18]).

Luke and John: Not until after supper ([Luke xxii, 20, 21]; [John xiii, 2–21]). John says that after supper he washed his disciples’ feet and delivered a discourse to them, after which he said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.”

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Did Jesus say who should betray him?

Matthew and John: He did ([Matt. xxvi, 25]; [John xiii, 26]).

Mark and Luke: He did not.