PASSION WEEK READING | MAUNDY THURSDAY
Luke 22:14-30 — Matthew 26: 36-46
Maundy Thursday at a Glance
• Jesus instructs Peter and John to secure a large upper room in a house in Jerusalem and to prepare for the Passover meal. (Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13)
• Approx. 6 pm — Jesus eats the Passover meal with the twelve disciples. He tells them of the coming betrayal and institutes the Lord’s Supper. (Matthew 26:20-29; Mark 14:17-23; Luke 22:14-30)
• After supper Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, interacts with them, and delivers the Upper Room Discourse. (John 13:1-17:26)
• Jesus and the disciples sing a hymn together (probably from Psalms 113–118), then depart to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Luke 22:39).
• Jesus foretells Peter’s denial. (Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34)
• Jesus gives his disciples practical commands about supplies and provisions. (Luke 22:35-38)
• Jesus and the disciples go to the Garden of Gethsemane. There He struggles in prayer, with his soul greatly troubled, while the disciples simply struggle to stay awake late into the night. (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:40-46)
