Luke 22:7–38

The Passover—Matthew 26:17–20; Mark 14:12–17

⁷The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed. ⁸Jesus sent Peter and John and told them, “Go, prepare the Passover lamb for us to eat.” 

⁹They asked him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?” 

¹⁰He told them, “Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him into the house he enters. ¹¹Tell the owner of the house that the teacher asks, ‘Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ ¹²He will take you upstairs and show you a large furnished room. Get things ready there.” 

¹³The disciples left. They found everything as Jesus had told them and prepared the Passover. 

¹⁴When it was time to eat the Passover meal, Jesus and the apostles were at the table. ¹⁵Jesus said to them, “I’ve had a deep desire to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶I can guarantee that I won’t eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in God’s kingdom.” ¹⁷Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He said, “Take this, and share it. ¹⁸I can guarantee that from now on I won’t drink this wine until God’s kingdom comes.” 

The Lord’s Supper—Matthew 26:26–30; Mark 14:22–26

¹⁹Then Jesus took bread and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, “This is my body, which is given up for you. Do this to remember me.” 

²⁰When supper was over, he did the same with the cup. He said, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new promise^amade with my blood.” 

Jesus Knows Who Will Betray Him—Matthew 26:21–25; Mark 14:18–21; John 13:21–30

²¹“The hand of the one who will betray me is with me on the table. ²²The Son of Man is going to die the way it has been planned for him. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays him.” 

²³So they began to discuss with each other who could do such a thing. 

An Argument about Greatness

²⁴Then a quarrel broke out among the disciples. They argued about who should be considered the greatest. 

²⁵Jesus said to them, “The kings of nations have power over their people, and those in authority call themselves friends of the people. ²⁶But you’re not going to be that way! Rather, the greatest among you must be like the youngest, and your leader must be like a servant. ²⁷Who’s the greatest, the person who sits at the table or the servant? Isn’t it really the person who sits at the table? But I’m among you as a servant. 

²⁸“You have stood by me in the troubles that have tested me. ²⁹So as my Father has given me a kingdom, I’m giving it to you. ³⁰You will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will also sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.” 

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial—Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31; John 13:36–38

³¹⸤Then the Lord said,⸥ “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks. ³²But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.” 

³³But Peter said to him, “Lord, I’m ready to go to prison with you and to die with you.” 

³⁴Jesus replied, “Peter, I can guarantee that the rooster won’t crow tonight until you say three times that you don’t know me.” 

³⁵Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out without a wallet, traveling bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” 

“Not a thing!” they answered. 

³⁶Then he said to them, “But now, the person who has a wallet and a traveling bag should take them along. The person who doesn’t have a sword should sell his coat and buy one. ³⁷I can guarantee that the Scripture passage which says, ‘He was counted with criminals,’ must find its fulfillment in me. Indeed, whatever is written about me will come true.” 

³⁸The disciples said, “Lord, look! Here are two swords!” 

Then Jesus said to them, “That’s enough!”