Matthew 26:31

New Living Translation

On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

Cross References

Psalm 38:11

My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.

Psalm 69:20

Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.

Psalm 88:18

You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.

Isaiah 53:10

But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.

Lamentations 1:19

“I begged my allies for help, but they betrayed me. My priests and leaders starved to death in the city, even as they searched for food to save their lives.

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, the man who is my partner,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.

Matthew 11:6

And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”

Matthew 26:24

For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”

Matthew 26:56

But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.

John 16:32

But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.