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29 He told them this parable. “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they are well into leaf, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is upon you. 31 In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that God’s kingdom is upon you. 32 I’m telling you the truth; this generation won’t be gone before all of this happens. 33 Heaven and earth may disappear, but these words of mine won’t disappear.”
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.
7 The day of Unleavened Bread arrived, the day when people had to kill the Passover lamb. 8 Jesus dispatched Peter and John.
“Off you go,” he said, “and get the Passover ready for us to eat.”
9 “Where d’you want us to prepare it?” they asked him.
10 “Listen carefully,” said Jesus. “As you go into the city a man will meet you carrying a jar of water. Follow him, and when he goes into a house, go after him. 11 Then say to the householder there, ‘The teacher says, “Where is the living-room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’ 12 And he will show you a large upstairs room, laid out and ready. Make the preparations there.”
13 So they went and found it as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
Scripture quotations from The New Testament for Everyone are copyright © Nicholas Thomas Wright 2011, 2018, 2019.