Preparations for the Passover^(A)

¹⁷ On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples went to Jesus. They asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”

¹⁸ He said, “Go to a certain man in the city, and tell him that the teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ”

¹⁹ The disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

²⁰ When evening came, Jesus was at the table with the twelve apostles.

The Passover^(A)

⁷ The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed. ⁸ Jesus sent Peter and John and told them, “Go, prepare the Passover lamb for us to eat.”

⁹ They asked him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”

¹⁰ He told them, “Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him into the house he enters. ¹¹ Tell the owner of the house that the teacher asks, ‘Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ ¹² He will take you upstairs and show you a large furnished room. Get things ready there.”

¹³ The disciples left. They found everything as Jesus had told them and prepared the Passover.

¹⁴ When it was time to eat the Passover meal, Jesus and the apostles were at the table. ¹⁵ Jesus said to them, “I’ve had a deep desire to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ I can guarantee that I won’t eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in God’s kingdom.” ¹⁷ Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He said, “Take this, and share it.