Luke 22:7–23

The Passover Meal

^7aThen came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which ^bthe Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

⁸And Jesus sent ^aPeter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

⁹And they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

¹⁰And He said to them, “Behold, after you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.

¹¹“And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

¹²“And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there.”

¹³And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord’s Supper

^14aAnd when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and ^bthe apostles with Him.

¹⁵And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

¹⁶for I say to you, I shall never again eat it ^auntil it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

^17aAnd when He had taken a cup and ^bgiven thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

¹⁸“For ^aI say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹And when He had taken some bread and ^agiven thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

²⁰And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is ^apoured out for you is the ^bnew covenant in My blood.

²¹“^aBut behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table.

²²“For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^aas it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

²³And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.