What is the significance of Jesus eating this Passover before He suffers?

Jesus says He has greatly desired to eat this Passover with His disciples before He suffers. This shows His love for them and His clear knowledge that suffering is coming. It is not just another yearly meal. He knows this will be His last Passover on earth and that it points to His own sacrifice. By sharing it, He ties the old rescue from Egypt to the new rescue He will bring through His death. He also promises He will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in God’s kingdom, hinting at future joy with His people.

What does This is my body and This cup is the new testament in my blood mean?

When Jesus takes the bread and says, “This is my body which is given for you,” and the cup as “the new testament in my blood,” He is using simple signs to point to His coming death. The bread represents His body that will be given up on the cross. The cup represents His blood poured out to seal a new covenant between God and His people. Eating and drinking in remembrance of Him is a way to look back to His once-for-all sacrifice, to be spiritually nourished by trusting Him, and to remember that forgiveness and fellowship with God come through His death.

Why did Judas betray Jesus, and how is Satan involved in this passage?

Judas was one of the twelve, yet he went to the chief priests and temple captains to plan how to hand Jesus over when the crowds were not around. The passage says Satan entered into Judas, showing that the devil made use of Judas’s sinful desires. The leaders were glad and agreed to give him money. So Judas looked for a chance to betray Jesus in private. At the same time, none of this surprises God. Jesus knows about the betrayal at the table, and God uses even this evil choice to bring about the sacrifice that saves sinners.

What does it mean that Satan has desired to sift you as wheat?

When Jesus says, “Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat,” He pictures the devil shaking the disciples like grain in a sieve. The goal is to toss them, test them, and try to scatter their faith. This shows that following Jesus involves real spiritual battle, not just human trouble. But Jesus also says He has prayed for Peter, that his faith will not fail completely. Peter will fall into denial, but not be lost. This teaches that believers face hard temptations, yet Jesus prays for them, and God keeps them from finally being torn away.

Why does Jesus tell the disciples to take a purse and buy a sword?

Earlier, Jesus sent the disciples out with no money bag or extra supplies, and they lacked nothing. Now He says the one with a purse should take it, and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one. This has been read in more than one way. Many understand it as a picture of coming hardship, not a call to violent defense. Soon they will face hatred and danger instead of welcome. Jesus later rebukes the use of a sword in the garden. The main point is that a season of ease is ending, and they must be ready for struggle.

Why were the disciples arguing about who is greatest, and what does Jesus teach them?

Even at this solemn meal, the disciples argue about who should be counted the greatest. Jesus corrects them by pointing out how Gentile rulers like to show their power and be called benefactors. He tells His followers not to be like that. Instead, the one who would be greatest should be like the youngest, and the leader should be as one who serves. He reminds them that He Himself is among them as one who serves, even though He is truly their Lord. This sets a pattern for Christian leadership as humble service, not grasping for status.

What is happening in Jesus’ prayer in the garden and His agony?

After the meal, Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives and tells His disciples to pray so they do not enter into temptation. He withdraws a short distance, kneels, and prays, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done.” He faces deep agony, so intense that His sweat is like great drops of blood. This shows His true human dread of the suffering and judgment He is about to bear for sin. Yet He fully submits to the Father’s will, making death, with all its horror, a path of obedience and salvation for His people.

Why did Peter deny Jesus three times after saying he was ready to die for Him?

Peter confidently says he is ready to go with Jesus to prison and to death. Jesus gently but firmly tells him he will deny knowing Him three times before the rooster crows that day. When Jesus is arrested, Peter follows at a distance and ends up by a fire in the high priest’s courtyard. There, three different people challenge him, and each time he denies being with Jesus. Only when the rooster crows and Jesus turns and looks at him does Peter remember and break down in bitter tears. His fall shows how weak we are in ourselves, but his later restoration shows Jesus’ mercy.

What does it mean that Jesus was reckoned among the transgressors and why is He mocked?

Jesus says that what is written about Him, that He will be counted among transgressors, must be fulfilled. This means He will be treated like a criminal, grouped with lawbreakers. In the passage, He is arrested with swords and clubs as if He were a thief. Later He is mocked, beaten, blindfolded, and told to prophesy who hit Him. The leaders accuse Him of blasphemy when He speaks of the Son of Man seated at God’s right hand. All this shame and false guilt shows that He is taking the place of sinners, so that those who truly are guilty can be forgiven.

What does this passage teach about God’s plan and human responsibility?

Jesus says the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, yet still warns, “Woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.” This holds two truths together. God has a set plan that includes the suffering and death of Jesus for sinners. At the same time, those who sin, like Judas and the leaders, are truly responsible for their choices and will answer for them. Even Satan’s schemes and human plots cannot break God’s purpose, but that does not excuse their evil. This helps us see that God is in control, yet our actions still matter and are judged by Him.

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Luke 22:1

KJV

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

The Plot to Kill Jesus

Preparing the Passover

1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

Preparing the Passover

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

The Last Supper

The Lord’s Supper

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

Who Is the Greatest?

Who Is Greatest

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

The Garden of Gethsemane

And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

The Betrayal of Jesus

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Peter Denies Jesus

Jesus’ Arrest

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.

And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

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