Luke 22:7-18

7The day came for Jewish people to eat the meal of flat bread which has no yeast in it. They had to kill a young sheep for the Passover meal on that day.

8So Jesus said to Peter and John, ‘Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat. Then we can all come and eat it.’

9They asked him, ‘Where do you want us to prepare the meal?’

10Jesus replied, ‘Listen. When you go into the city, a man will meet you. He will be carrying a jar of water. Follow him until he goes into a house.

11You must then say to the master of that house, “Our Teacher sends this message to you: ‘Where is the room for visitors? I will eat the Passover meal there with my disciples.’ ”

12The man will then show you a large room upstairs. It will have all that you need in it. Prepare the Passover meal there for us all.’

13So Peter and John went into the city. They found everything that Jesus had told them about. So they prepared the Passover meal.

14When it was time to eat the meal, Jesus arrived. He sat down with his apostles to eat it.

15He said to them, ‘I have wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you. It has to happen before I die.

16I tell you this: I will not eat another Passover meal in this world. Now it is a picture. But when God begins to rule in his kingdom, then this meal will become real. I will eat it again then.’

17Then Jesus took a cup and he thanked God for the wine. ‘Take this cup,’ he said to them. ‘Each of you drink some wine from it.

18I tell you this. I will not drink wine again until God begins to rule in his kingdom.’