Luke 22:7–38

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.

Who Is Greatest?

²⁴And there arose also ^aa dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

^25aAnd He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

²⁶“But not so with you; ^arather the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^bthe youngest, and the leader like the servant.

²⁷“For ^awho is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But ^bI am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸“Now you are those who have stood by Me in My ^atrials,

²⁹and I grant you a ^akingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me,

³⁰that you may ^aeat and drink at My table in My ^bkingdom, and ^cyou will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹“Simon, Simon, behold, ^aSatan has ¹demanded to ^bsift all of you like wheat.

³²“But I ^ahave prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, ^bstrengthen your brothers.”

^33aBut he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

³⁴And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵And He said to them, “^aWhen I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.”

³⁶And He said to them, “But now, ¹whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ²whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one.

³⁷“For I tell you that this which is written must be ¹completed in Me, ‘^aAnd He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^bthat which refers to Me has its ²completion.”

³⁸And they said, “Lord, look, here are two ^aswords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”