| Time |
Event
|
| Evening |
Jesus washes feet and institutes the symbols of bread and wine. He foretells his betrayal. (Matthew 26:26-30; Luke 22:14-23; John 13:3-17, 21).
Christ foretells the disciples’ desertion and Peter’s threefold denial.
He prays for his church. (Mark 14:27-31; John 13:36-38; chapters 14-17) |
| Night |
In Gethsemane, Christ prays. The disciples fall asleep. An angel appears and strengthens Christ. (Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:43)
Judas arrives with a mob. Christ is seized. The disciples forsake him. (Matthew 26:47-56) |
Early morning,
before daylight |
Christ is taken to Annas, questioned and sent to Caiaphas. Peter denies Christ. (John 18:12-24)
The Sanhedrin, through false witnesses, tries to condemn Christ for blasphemy. (Matthew 26:57-66)
Peter denies Christ a second and a third time. (Mark 14:70-72; Luke 22:58-62)
Christ is mocked and beaten. (Luke 22:63-65) |
| Daybreak |
Sanhedrin condemns Christ and sends him to Pilate. (Luke 22:66-71; 23:1) |
| Morning |
Judas, remorseful, hangs himself. (Matthew 27:3-10)
Pilate questions Christ, then sends him to Herod. (Luke 23:1-7)
Herod questions Christ, then returns him to Pilate. (Luke 23:8-11)
Pilate seeks to release Christ. The people reject him. Christ is scourged and led to Golgotha. (Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:21-22; John 19:1-16) |
| 9 a.m. |
Christ is crucified between two robbers. (Mark 15:25-28) |
| 9 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Christ prays for his murderers’ forgiveness. (Luke 23:34)
The soldiers divide his garments. (Matthew 27:35)
Christ is scoffed at and mocked. (Matthew 27:39-44)
Christ asks John to care for Mary. (John 19:25-27) |
| Noon-3 p.m. |
Darkness over the land. (Matthew 27:45) |
| 3 p.m. |
Christ is given wine vinegar. He speaks his last words and dies. (Luke 23:46; John 19:28-30, 34-37) |
Late afternoon –
early evening |
Joseph of Arimathea claims Christ’s body. He and Nicodemus prepare it for burial. Christ’s body is laid in Joseph’s new tomb. (Matthew 27:60; Mark 15:42-46; John 19:38-42) |
