Week 43-45--Gospels Week 5--Passion Week (Matthew 21-28, Mark 11-16, Luke 19-24, John 12-21)

When Passion week comes around on the calendar, I often want to read the events of each day on the corresponding day (Triumphal Entry on Sunday, etc).* This is a Chronology/Reading Log if you want to do the same next year at Easter. Feel free to print this page and put it in your Bible for when Passion Week rolls around.

Sunday:

Events: Triumphal Entry, Cleansing of the Temple, 

Scriptures: Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11, *15-19; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:12-19

Monday: 

Events: Cursing of the Fig Tree

Scriptures: Matthew 21:18-22; *Mark 11:12-14; John 12:20-50

Tuesday: (This is a LOT of reading for one day. You can break it up if you wish)

Events: Questions of Jesus’ Authority, Parables, Conflicts with Pharisees, Herodians and Sadducees, Jesus speaks on the Second Coming

Scriptures: Matthew 21:23-25:46; Mark 11:20-13:37; Luke 20-21

Wednesday: 

Events: Religious Leaders and Judas Plot to kill Jesus

Scriptures: Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Mark 14:1-2, 10-11; Luke 22:1-6

Thursday:

Events: Disciples Prepare the Passover, Last Supper, Jesus Gives Comfort and Instruction to Disciples, Prayer in Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is Betrayed, Arrested and Tried, Peter’s Denial

Scriptures: Matthew 26:17-75; Mark 14:12-72; Luke 22:7-65; John 13:1-18:27

Friday:

Events: Jesus before Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate and Herod, Barabbas Freed, Jesus Crucified, Jesus Buried

Scriptures: Matthew 27:1-61; Mark 15; Luke 22:66-23:55; John 18:28-40

Saturday:

Events: Tomb Sealed, Disciples Rest

Scriptures: Matthew 27:62-66; Luke 23:56

Sunday:

Events: Resurrection, Various Appearances, Soldiers Bribed

Scriptures: Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-13; Luke 24:1-43; John 20:1-23

*Disclaimer: Not all events are in all Gospels. Some events occur on different days in different Gospels. The cleansing of the Temple comes first in Matthew, the cursing of the fig tree comes first in Mark. John may have the crucifixion happening on Thursday, depending on how you interpret the phrase “preparation day.” I have listed all events on the traditional days for sanity’s sake. 

The differences are not important. What is important is that these events really happened. As John says: “But these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:31)