Joe: Alright, so we're talking about Matthew 26. What's going on here?

Bible Expert: Well, this chapter starts off with Jesus predicting His own death. He tells His disciples that He will be betrayed and crucified and then resurrected.

Joe: Wait, so He knew He was gonna die?

Bible Expert: Yes, He did.

Joe: Wow. Okay, so what else happens?

Bible Expert: Well, then Jesus goes to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He's very distressed and even asks God to take away His impending suffering. But in the end, He accepts His fate and says, “Not my will, but thy will be done.”

Joe: That's powerful. What else?

Bible Expert: Jesus is then arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin. Peter denies Him three times, just as He had predicted, and the Sanhedrin then decides to have Jesus crucified.

Joe: That's intense. But wait, didn't Judas Iscariot betray Jesus?

Bible Expert: Yes, he did. Judas was one of Jesus's disciples and he betrayed Him by handing Him over to the authorities in exchange for money.

Joe: That's messed up. So what happens after that?

Bible Expert: After Judas betrays Jesus, Jesus is taken to Pilate, who is the Roman governor. He tries to release Jesus, but the people demand that Jesus be crucified. Pilate then hands Jesus over to be crucified.

Joe: That's brutal. So that's the end of the chapter?

Bible Expert: Yes, that's the end of chapter 26.