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On the eve of the crucifixion Jesus sat down to supper with the twelve, in the room which had been provided and prepared for them.

I. A picture of THE POVERTY OF JESUS ON THE EVE OF DISCHARGING THE GREATEST DEBT EVER OWED BY MAN. He must borrow a room and accept the hospitality of a stranger. But in a moral sense he was rich and able to atone for the sins of men. We must not judge the worth of a person by outward circumstances.

II. A picture of THE CALMNESS OF JESUS ON THE EVE OF ENDURING THE GREATEST ANGUISH EVER BORNE BY MAN. With calmness he sat down with the twelve on the eve of the greatest suffering.

III. A picture of THE FRIENDLESSNESS OF JESUS ON THE EVE OF EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST DESERTION EVER KNOWN BY MAN, He sat down with the very men who were to forsake him; but He utters no word of stern rebuke.

(F. W. Brown.)

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KJV: Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

WEB: Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.