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THE FINAL 24 HOURS

The Gospel of John devotes chapters 13 - 19 to Jesus’ final 24 hours. Consulting all four of the Gospels, we can construct the chronology of those hours.

Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Event
26:21-25	14:12-25	22:7-38	13:21-30	The Last Supper
			13:1-20	Jesus Washes the Apostles’ Feet
26:31-35	14:27-31	22:31-38	13:34-38	Steadfastness of the Disciples Questioned
26:17-25	14:12-21	22:7-30	13:1-30	Jesus Eats Last Supper with Disciples
			14:1-16:33	Jesus Comforts His Disciples
			17:1-26	Intercessory Prayer
26:36-40	14:32-42	22:39-46	18:1	The Agony in Gethsemane
26:47-27:1	14:43-15:1	22:47-71	18:2-27	Jesus’ Arrest and Trial Before Sanhedrin
26:58, 69-75	14:54, 66-72	22:54-62	18:15-18, 25-27	Peter’s Three Denials of Jesus
27:2-26	15:1-15	23:1-25	18:28-19:16	Jesus Before Pilate
		23:6-12		Jesus Sent to Herod
27:27-30	15:16-19			Jesus Mocked by Soldiers
27:31-34	15:20-23	23:26-33	19:16-17	Simon Bears Jesus’ Cross
27:35-50	15:20-46	23:33-46	19:18-30	Jesus is Crucified
27:57-66	15:42-47	23:50-56	19:31-42	Jesus is Buried

Sources: Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament, Zondervan, 1981. Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps and Reconstruction, Broadman and Holman, 1993.

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