7 Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed . 8 And Jesus sent Peter and John , saying , "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it." 9 They said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare it?" 10 And He said to them, "When you have entered the city , a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water ; follow him into the house that he enters . 11 "And you shall say to the owner of the house , 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples ?"' 12 "And he will show you a large , furnished upper room ; prepare it there ." 13 And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover . 14 When the hour had come , He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer ; 16 for I say to you, I shall never e again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God ." 17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks , He said , "Take this and share it among yourselves ; 18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes ." 19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks , He broke it and gave it to them, saying , "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten , saying , "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood .
21 " But behold , the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table . 22 "For indeed , the Son of Man is going as it has been determined ; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed !" 23 And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing .
24 And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest . 25 And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors .' 26 "But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest , and the leader like the servant . 27 "For who is greater , the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves ? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among e you as the one who serves . 28 "You are those who have stood by Me in My trials ; 29 and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom , I grant you 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom , and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 22:7-30
Commentary on Luke 22:7-18
(Read Luke 22:7-18)
Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of the Lord's supper. Those who go upon Christ's word, need not fear disappointment. According to the orders given them, the disciples got all ready for the passover. Jesus bids this passover welcome. He desired it, though he knew his sufferings would follow, because it was in order to his Father's glory and man's redemption. He takes his leave of all passovers, signifying thereby his doing away all the ordinances of the ceremonial law, of which the passover was one of the earliest and chief. That type was laid aside, because now in the kingdom of God the substance was come.
Commentary on Luke 22:19-20
(Read Luke 22:19-20)
The Lord's supper is a sign or memorial of Christ already come, who by dying delivered us; his death is in special manner set before us in that ordinance, by which we are reminded of it. The breaking of Christ's body as a sacrifice for us, is therein brought to our remembrance by the breaking of bread. Nothing can be more nourishing and satisfying to the soul, than the doctrine of Christ's making atonement for sin, and the assurance of an interest in that atonement. Therefore we do this in rememberance of what He did for us, when he died for us; and for a memorial of what we do, in joining ourselves to him in an everlasting covenant. The shedding of Christ's blood, by which the atonement was made, is represented by the wine in the cup.
Commentary on Luke 22:21-38
(Read Luke 22:21-38)
How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with disregard to warnings, and contempt of danger. Unless we watch and pray always, we may be drawn in the course of the day into those sins which we were in the morning most resolved against. If believers were left to themselves, they would fall; but they are kept by the power of God, and the prayer of Christ. Our Lord gave notice of a very great change of circumstances now approaching. The disciples must not expect that their friends would be kind to them as they had been. Therefore, he that has a purse, let him take it, for he may need it. They must now expect that their enemies would be more fierce than they had been, and they would need weapons. At the time the apostles understood Christ to mean real weapons, but he spake only of the weapons of the spiritual warfare. The sword of the Spirit is the sword with which the disciples of Christ must furnish themselves.