a Wednesday (A Day of Rest) was apparently spent with the disciples in retirement in Bethany. Thursday was spent wholly with the disciples till the arrest in Gethsemane after midnight.
§ 144. JESUS PARTAKES OF THE PASCHAL MEAL WITH THE TWELVE APOSTLES AND REBUKES THEIR JEALOUSY
Jerusalem, Thursday evening after sunset (beginning of Jewish Friday)
| Mark 14:17 | Matt. 26:20 | Luke 22:14-16, 24-30 |
| 17 And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. | 20 Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the twelve 1disciples; | 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the apostles with |
| him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passovera with you before I suffer: 16 for I say unto you, I will not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 24 And there arose also a contention among them, which of them is accounted to be 2greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. 26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 27 For whether is greater, he that 3sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that 3sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. 28 But ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations; 29 and 4I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, 30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. | ||
1 Many authorities, some ancient, omit disciples.
2 Gr. greater.
3 Gr. reclineth.
4 Or, I appoint unto you, even as my Father appointed unto me a kingdom, that ye may eat and drink etc.
a Some regard certain expressions in the Gospel of John as showing that Jesus did not eat the Paschal meal, thus hopelessly contradicting the other Gospels. But no one of John's expressions shows what is supposed, and one of them really indicates the contrary. See [note] at end of volume. Matthew, Mark, and Luke clearly show that he did eat the regular Passover meal.