It was just two days until the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread. The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might quietly capture and kill him.

The feast of unleavened bread was near. This is called the Passover.

Jesus knew before the feast of the Passover that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to his Father. He loved his own who were in the world to the very end.

Betrayed

It is written that the Son of man will depart. The man who betrays him will experience much grief. It would have been better if that man had not been born.

While they were traveling in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men.

When we get to Jerusalem, he said, The Son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will give orders for him to be put to death.

He said: I have done wrong in giving a righteous man to you.

He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee.

The devil influenced the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son. So he betrayed him during the meal.

Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place because Jesus went there frequently with his disciples.

General references

Jehovah's Passover is the fourteenth day of the first month.

He used to release one prisoner at the feast. This was done by request.

The feast of unleavened bread was near. This is called the Passover.