Luke 22:7-38

Legacy Standard Bible

The Passover Meal

^7 (A)Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which ^(B)the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ And Jesus sent ^(C)Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” ⁹ And they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” ¹⁰ And He said to them, “Behold, after you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters. ¹¹ And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ ¹² And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord’s Supper

^14 (D)And when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and ^(E)the apostles with Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; ¹⁶ for I say to you, I shall never again eat it ^(F)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ^17 (G)And when He had taken a cup and ^(H)given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. ¹⁸ For ^(I)I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” ¹⁹ And when He had taken some bread and ^(J)given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” ²⁰ And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is ^(K)poured out for you is the ^(L)new covenant in My blood. ^21 (M)But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table. ²² For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^(N)as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest?

²⁴ And there arose also ^(O)a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest. ^25 (P)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ ²⁶ But not so with you; ^(Q)rather the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^(R)the youngest, and the leader like the servant. ²⁷ For ^(S)who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But ^(T)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “Now you are those who have stood by Me in My ^(U)trials, ²⁹ and I grant you a ^(V)kingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me, ³⁰ that you may ^(W)eat and drink at My table in My ^(X)kingdom, and ^(Y)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(Z)Satan has ^[a]demanded to ^(AA)sift all of you like wheat. ³² But I ^(AB)have prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, ^(AC)strengthen your brothers.” ^33 (AD)But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵ And He said to them, “^(AE)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.” ³⁶ And He said to them, “But now, ^[b]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ^[c]whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that this which is written must be ^[d]completed in Me, ‘^(AF)And He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^(AG)that which refers to Me has its ^[e]completion.” ³⁸ And they said, “Lord, look, here are two ^(AH)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”