Study Desk

The priests were very happy about this. They promised to give Judas money for doing this.

He agreed. Then he waited for the best time to hand him over to them. He wanted to do it when no one was around to see it.

The Day of Unleavened Bread came. This was the day when the Jews always killed the lambs for the Passover.

Jesus said to Peter and John, "Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat."

Then the owner will show you a large room upstairs that is ready for us. Prepare the meal there."

The time came for them to eat the Passover meal. Jesus and the apostles were together at the table.

Then Jesus took a cup of wine. He gave thanks to God for it and said, "Take this cup and give it to everyone here.

Then he took some bread and thanked God for it. He broke off some pieces, gave them to the apostles and said, "This bread is my body that I am giving for you. Eat this to remember me."

In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup of wine and said, "This wine represents the new agreement from God to his people. It will begin when my blood is poured out for you."

The Son of Man will do what God has planned. But it will be very bad for the one who hands over the Son of Man to be killed."

But Jesus said to them, "The kings of the world rule over their people, and those who have authority over others want to be called ‘the great providers for the people.'

Jesus left the city and went to the Mount of Olives. His followers went with him. (He went there often.) He said to his followers, "Pray for strength against temptation."

Jesus said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation."

When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He had heard all about him and had wanted to meet him for a long time. Herod wanted to see a miracle, so he was hoping that Jesus would do one.

Herod didn't find him guilty either. He sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing bad enough for the death penalty.

(Barabbas was a man who was in jail for starting a riot in the city and for murder.)

They wanted Barabbas to go free—the one who was in jail for starting a riot and for murder. Pilate let Barabbas go free. And he handed Jesus over to be killed. This is what the people wanted.

A large crowd followed Jesus. Some of the women were sad and crying. They felt sorry for him.

But Jesus turned and said to the women, "Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children too.

The time is coming when people will say, ‘The women who cannot have babies are the ones God has blessed. It's really a blessing that they have no children to care for.'