He said to them, »Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;
But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!
When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,
for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God.«
Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
When Jesus had thus spoken, He raised his eyes towards Heaven and said, »Father, the hour has come. Glorify Thy Son that the Son may glorify Thee;
»My food,« said Jesus, »is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.