“You know that the Feast of the Passover begins in two more days. That’s when the Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to be crucified.”
Judas, the traitor, knew where this place was, for Jesus had gone there often with his disciples.
Now the time came for the Passover preparations, and many from the countryside went to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the feast began.
When they all gathered together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed and turned over to his enemies.
Six days before the Passover began, Jesus went back to Bethany, the town where he raised Lazarus from the dead.
When the time was close for the Jewish Passover to begin, Jesus walked to Jerusalem.
Then he told them, “I have longed with passion and desire to eat this Passover lamb with you before I endure my sufferings.
saying, “I have sinned by betraying an innocent man.” They replied, “Why are you bothering us? That’s your problem.”
Simon, the former member of the Zealot party, and Judas the locksmith, who eventually betrayed Jesus.
(This was to fulfill the words of Jesus when he predicted the manner of death that he would die.)