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Matthew 26:30

The Last Supper

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Matthew 26:30 · Berean Standard Bible
What It Means

Matthew 26:30, in plain English

After singing a hymn together, Jesus and the disciples leave for the Mount of Olives. It is the last peaceful moment they will share.

Why it's here

They likely sang psalms of praise — songs about God's faithfulness and deliverance — as they walked into the night toward everything that was about to happen.

Who's speaking

The narrator describes the quiet, sacred transition from supper to the garden.

Where it sits in the story

Picture them walking under the stars, voices still carrying the melody of worship, heading toward the hardest night of their lives.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

After singing a hymn (hymnesantes) — likely the Hallel psalms (Psalms 115-118) — Jesus and the disciples depart for the Mount of Olives.

Language and setting

The Passover Seder traditionally concluded with the second half of the Hallel. Psalm 118 includes 'the stone the builders rejected' — profoundly fitting for what follows.

Voice

The narrator describes the transition from the upper room to Gethsemane.

Significance

Jesus walks toward His death singing psalms of praise — a final act of worship before the agony of Gethsemane.

In context

Matthew 26:28–32

28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

29I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

31Then 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.’

32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

Read all of Matthew 26 — Bread broken. Wine poured. A betrayal predicted. The longest night in history begins around a table.

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