the Passover meal that evening, we have a picture of the significance of Jesus’ words and actions within the other Gospels. We are also able to place the events of John’s Gospel within the framework of events recorded elsewhere. Having done this, it becomes evident and noteworthy that John very clearly does not desire to focus on the “Lord’s Supper” aspect of that evening. He purposely avoids the key elements of its institution in order to focus on another significant aspect of that evening’s instruction