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The week that is now known as Holy Week was action packed. Here are the major events that took place during that week and after broken down into the days of the week. This was in the Spring of 30 AD

Sunday

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Arrival at Bethany				11:55-12:1 & 12:9-11
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Zech. 9:9)	21:1-9	11:1-11	19:28-44	12:12-19

Monday

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Bethany to Jerusalem – Fig tree cursed and the temple cleansed (Jer. 7:8-12)	21:10-19	11:13-17	19:45-48
Jerusalem -the Glory of His Sacrifice				12:20-50

Tuesday

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Bethany to Jerusalem – Withered fig tree	21:20-22	11:19-26
Jerusalem- Sanhedrin challenges Jesus; answered by parables: Two sons, Wicked Husbandmen, and Marriage feast (Is. 5:1-2)	21:23-22:14	11:27-12:12	20:1-19
Tribute to Caesar	22:15-22	12:13-17	20:20-26
Sadducees question the resurrection of the dead (Ex 3:6)	22:23-33	12:18-27	20:27-40
Pharisees question commandments	22:34-40	12:28-34
Jesus and David (Ps. 110:1)	22:41-46	12:35-37	20:41-44
Jesus’ last sermon	23:1-39	12:38-40	20:45-47
The widow’s two mites		12:41-44	21:1-4
Mount of Olives- Jesus tells of the future (Dan. 12:1-4)	24:1-51	13:1-37	21:5-36
Parables: Ten Virgins, Talents, the Day of Judgment	25:1-46
Jesus tells the date of His crucifixion	26:1-5	14:1-2	22:1-2
Bethany – Anointing by Mary at Simon’s feast	26:6-13	14:3-9		12:2-8
Judas contracts the betrayal (Zech. 11:12)	26:14-16	14:10-11	22:3-6

Wednesday

Wednesday is a mystery. No one is really sure what events took place on this day. It is possible that Jesus simple rested and talked with His disciples on this day. It is also possible that the anointing that was done by Mary took place on this day.

Thursday

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Jerusalem – Preparation for the Passover (Ex. 12:14-28)	26:17-19	14:12-16	22:7-13

Thursday: in the evening – night

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Upper room – Passover eaten, jealousy rebuked	26:20	14:17	22:14-16, 24-30
Feet washed				13:1-20
Judas revealed; defects (Ps 41:9)	26:21-25	14:18-21	22:21-23	13:21-30
Jesus warns about further desertion; cries of loyalty (Zech. 13:7)	26:31-35	14:27-31	22:31-38	13:31-38
Institution of the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:23-34)	26:26-29	14:22-25	22:17-20
Jerusalem- Last Speech to the apostles and intercessory prayer (Ps 35:19)				14:1-17:26

Thursday – Friday early morning

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Mount of Olives – The grief of Gethsemane (Ps 42:6)	26:30, 36-46	14:26, 32-42	22:39-46	18:1

Friday

Event	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Gethsemane – Betrayal, arrest, desertion	26:47-56	14:43-52	22:47-53	18:2-12
Jerusalem- First examined by Annas				18:12-14, 19-23
Trial by Caiaphas, council and following indignities (Lev. 24:16)	26:57,59-68	14:53, 55-65	22:54, 63-65	18:24
Peter’s triple denial	26:58,69-75	14:54, 66-72	22:54-62	18:15-18, 25-27
Condemnation by the Council	27:1	15:1	22:66-71
Suicide of Judas (Acts 1:18-19)	27:3-10
First appearance before Pilate	27:2, 11-14	15:1-5	23:1-7	18:28-38
Jesus before Herod			23:6-12
Second appearance before Pilate (Deut. 21:6-9)	27:15-26	15:6-15	23:13-25	18:39-19:16
Mockery of Roman soldiers	27:27-30	15:16-19
Led to Golgotha (Ps 69:21)	27:31-34	15:20-23	23:26-33	19:16-17
Golgotha (Calvary)- 6 events of the first 3 hours on cross (Ps 22:18)	27:35-44	15:24-32	23:33-43	19:18-27
Last 3 hours on cross (Ps. 22:1)	27:45-50	15:33-37	23:44-46	19:28-30
Events attending Jesus’ death	27:51-56	15:38-41	23:45, 47-49
Jerusalem – Burial of Jesus (Ex. 12:46)	27:57-60	15:42-46	23:50-54	19:31-37

Friday – Saturday

Events	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Tomb sealed	27:61-66		23:55-56
Women watch		15:47

Sunday: Dawn

Events	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Near Jerusalem – Women visit the tomb	28:1-10	16:1-8	24:1-11
Peter and John see the empty tomb			24:12	20:1-10
Jerusalem – Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene		16:9-11		20:11-18
Jesus appears to the other women	28:9-10
The guards report the Resurrection	28:11-15

Sunday: Afternoon

Events	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Jesus appears to two disciples on the way to Emmaus (1 Cor. 15:5)		16:12-13	24:13-35
Jesus appears to ten disciples without Thomas		16:14	24:36-43	20:19-25

One Week later

Events	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Jesus appears to the disciples with Thomas				20:26-31

During the 40 days until Ascension

Events	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Galilee – Jesus appears to seven disciples by the Sea of Galilee				21:1-25
Mountain in Galilee – Jesus appears to five hundred (1 Cor. 15:6)
The Great Commission	28:16-20	16:15-18	24:44-49
Mount of Olive- The Ascension (Acts 1:4-11)		16:19-20	24:50-53