Luke 22:1-13 ▼

1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near.

2 So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

3 But Satan went into Judas called Iscariot, who belonged to the circle of the Twelve.

4 So he went off and discussed with the high priests and the Temple police how he could betray Jesus to them.

5 They were delighted, and agreed to give him money.

6 Judas accepted their offer and began to look for a good opportunity to betray Jesus to them when no crowd was present.

7 Then the day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, |Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal.|

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

10 He told them, |Just after you go into the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters

11 and say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks you, |Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?|'

12 Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished. Get things ready for us there.|

13 So they went and found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.