He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I’d like to celebrate the Passover at your house with my disciples.” ’ ”
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed, “Father, the time has come. Bring glory to your Son so that your Son may bring glory to you.
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Jesus had always loved his disciples who were in the world, and he now loved them to the very end.
After she said this, she went back home and called her sister Mary aside to speak with her. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and he’s asking for you.”
While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they told him. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”