Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Watching for the son of man

³⁴ “So watch out for yourselves,” said Jesus. “Don’t let your hearts grow heavy with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of this life, letting that day come upon you suddenly, ³⁵ like a trap. It will come, you see, on everyone who lives on the face of the earth. ³⁶ Keep awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the son of man.”

³⁷ Jesus was teaching in the Temple by day, but at night he went out and stayed in the place called the Mount of Olives. ³⁸ From early morning all the people flocked to him in the Temple, to hear him.

The Last Supper

22 The time came for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, known as Passover. ² The chief priests and the scribes looked for a way to assassinate Jesus, a difficult task because of the crowds.

³ The satan entered into Judas, whose surname was Iscariot, who was one of the company of the Twelve. ⁴ He went and held a meeting with the chief priests and officers, to discuss how he might hand Jesus over. ⁵ They were delighted, and promised to pay him. ⁶ He agreed, and started to look for an opportunity to hand him over to them when the crowds weren’t around.