Luke 22:1–23

The Plot to Kill Jesus

22The ⁱFestival of Unleavened Bread, ^jwhich is called Passover, ^kwas drawing near. ²The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death, ^lbecause they were afraid of the people. ^m

³Then ⁿSatan entered Judas, ^ocalled Iscariot, ^pwho was numbered among the Twelve. ⁴He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police ^qhow he could hand Him over ^rto them. ⁵They were glad and agreed to give him silver. ^s6So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

Preparation for Passover

⁷Then ^tthe Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ^u8Jesus sent Peter and John, ^vsaying, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us, so we can eat it.”

⁹“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked Him.

¹⁰“Listen,” He said to them, “when you’ve entered the city, a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters. ¹¹Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks you, “Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’ ¹²Then he will show you a large, furnished room upstairs. ^wMake the preparations there.”

¹³So they went and found it just as He had told them, ^xand they prepared the Passover.

The First Lord’s Supper

¹⁴When ^ythe hour came, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. ¹⁵Then He said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶For I tell you, I will not eat it again ^zuntil it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ^a17Then He took a cup, ^band after giving thanks, ^cHe said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. ¹⁸For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is My body, ^dwhich is given for you. Do this in remembrance ^eof Me.”

²⁰In the same way He also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant ^festablished by My blood; ^git is shed for you. ^h21But ⁱlook, the hand of the one betraying Me is at the table with Me! ^j22For the ^•Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, ^kbut woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

²³So they began to argue ^lamong themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.