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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

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Main Events of Jesus’ Earthly Life​—Jesus’ Final Ministry in Jerusalem (Part 2)

TIME

PLACE

EVENT

MATTHEW

MARK

LUKE

JOHN

Nisan 14

Jerusalem

Jesus identifies Judas as traitor and dismisses him

26:21-25

14:18-21

22:21-23

13:21-30

Institutes the Lord’s Evening Meal (1Co 11:23-25)

26:26-29

14:22-25

22:19, 20, 24-30

 

Foretells Peter’s denials and scattering of apostles

26:31-35

14:27-31

22:31-38

13:31-38

Promises helper; illustration of true vine; gives command to love; last prayer with apostles

     

14:1–17:26

Gethsemane

Agony in the garden; Jesus’ betrayal and arrest

26:30, 36-56

14:26, 32-52

22:39-53

18:1-12

Jerusalem

Questioned by Annas; trial by Caiaphas, Sanhedrin; Peter denies him

26:57–27:1

14:53–15:1

22:54-71

18:13-27

Judas the betrayer hangs himself (Ac 1:18, 19)

27:3-10

     

Before Pilate, then Herod, and back to Pilate

27:2, 11-14

15:1-5

23:1-12

18:28-38

Pilate seeks his release but Jews ask for Barabbas; sentenced to death on the torture stake

27:15-30

15:6-19

23:13-25

18:39–19:16

(c. 3:00 p.m., Friday)

Golgotha

Dies on torture stake

27:31-56

15:20-41

23:26-49

19:16-30

Jerusalem

Body taken from the stake and placed in tomb

27:57-61

15:42-47

23:50-56

19:31-42

Nisan 15

Jerusalem

Priests and Pharisees get guard for tomb and seal it

27:62-66

     

Nisan 16

Jerusalem and vicinity; Emmaus

Jesus resurrected; appears five times to disciples

28:1-15

16:1-8

24:1-49

20:1-25

After Nisan 16

Jerusalem; Galilee

Makes more appearances to disciples (1Co 15:5-7; Ac 1:3-8); instructs; commissions disciple-making

28:16-20

   

20:26–21:25

Iyyar 25

Mount of Olives, near Bethany

Jesus’ ascension, 40th day after his resurrection (Ac 1:9-12)

   

24:50-53