Luke 22:7–38

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.

The Dispute over Greatness

²⁴Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest. ^m25But He said to them, ⁿ“The kings of the Gentiles dominate them, and those who have authority over them are called ^o‘Benefactors.’ ^p26But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, ^qand whoever leads, like the one serving. ²⁷For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves. ^r28You are the ones who stood by Me in My trials. ^s29I bestow on you a kingdom, ^tjust as My Father bestowed one on Me, ³⁰so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. ^uAnd you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel. ^v

Peter’s Denial Predicted

³¹“Simon, Simon, ^wlook out! Satan ^xhas asked to sift you ^ylike wheat. ^z32But I have prayed ^afor you ^bthat your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen ^cyour brothers.”

³³“Lord,” ^dhe told Him, “I’m ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

³⁴“I tell you, Peter,” He said, “the rooster will not crow today until ^eyou deny three times that you know Me!”

Be Ready for Trouble

³⁵He also said to them, “When I sent you out ^fwithout money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?”

“Not a thing,” they said.

³⁶Then He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money-bag should take it, and also a traveling bag. And whoever doesn’t have a sword should sell his robe and buy one. ³⁷For I tell you, what is written must be fulfilled in Me: And He was counted among the outlaws. ^ghYes, what is written about Me is coming to its fulfillment.” ⁱ

³⁸“Lord,” they said, “look, here are two swords.”

“Enough of that!” ^jHe told them.