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  • B12-A The Final Week of Jesus’ Life on Earth (Part 1)
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • B12-A

      The Final Week of Jesus’ Life on Earth (Part 1)

      A timeline indicating 33 C.E., the year Jesus died.

      Jerusalem and Surrounding Area

      A map of Jerusalem and the surrounding area. Known and possible locations are listed. 1. Temple. 2. Garden of Gethsemane. 3. Governor’s palace. 4. House of Caiaphas. 5. Palace used by Herod Antipas. 6. Pool of Bethzatha. 7. Pool of Siloam. 8. Sanhedrin Hall. 9. Golgotha. 10. Akeldama.

      1. Temple

      2. Garden of Gethsemane (?)

      3. Governor’s Palace

      4. House of Caiaphas (?)

      5. Palace Used by Herod Antipas (?)

      6. Pool of Bethzatha

      7. Pool of Siloam

      8. Sanhedrin Hall (?)

      9. Golgotha (?)

      10. Akeldama (?)

      Go to day: Nisan 8 | Nisan 9 | Nisan 10 | Nisan 11

      Nisan 8 (Sabbath)

      SUNSET (Jewish days start and end at sunset)

      • Arrives in Bethany six days before the Passover

      • John 11:55–12:1

      SUNRISE

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 9

      SUNSET

      • Dines with Simon the leper

      • Mary anoints Jesus with nard

      • Jews come to visit Jesus and Lazarus

      • Matthew 26:6-13

      • Mark 14:3-9

      • John 12:2-11

      SUNRISE

      • Jesus riding on a colt while a joyous crowd places outer garments and palm branches on the road.

        Triumphal entry into Jerusalem

      • Teaches in the temple

      • Matthew 21:1-11, 14-17

      • Mark 11:1-11

      • Luke 19:29-44

      • John 12:12-19

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 10

      SUNSET

      • Spends the night in Bethany

      SUNRISE

      • Jesus overturning the tables of money changers at the temple.

        Early trip into Jerusalem

      • Cleanses the temple

      • Jehovah speaks from heaven

      • Matthew 21:18, 19; 21:12, 13

      • Mark 11:12-19

      • Luke 19:45-48

      • John 12:20-50

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 11

      SUNSET

      SUNRISE

      • Jesus talking to some of his apostles on the Mount of Olives. The temple stands in the background.

        Teaches in the temple, using illustrations

      • Condemns Pharisees

      • Notes widow’s contribution

      • On Mount of Olives, foretells Jerusalem’s fall and gives sign of future presence

      • Matthew 21:19–25:46

      • Mark 11:20–13:37

      • Luke 20:1–21:38

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

  • B12-B The Final Week of Jesus’ Life on Earth (Part 2)
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • B12-B

      The Final Week of Jesus’ Life on Earth (Part 2)

      A timeline indicating 33 C.E., the year Jesus died.

      Jerusalem and Surrounding Area

      A map of Jerusalem and the surrounding area. Known and possible locations are listed. 1. Temple. 2. Garden of Gethsemane. 3. Governor’s palace. 4. House of Caiaphas. 5. Palace used by Herod Antipas. 6. Pool of Bethzatha. 7. Pool of Siloam. 8. Sanhedrin Hall. 9. Golgotha. 10. Akeldama.

      1. Temple

      2. Garden of Gethsemane (?)

      3. Governor’s Palace

      4. House of Caiaphas (?)

      5. Palace Used by Herod Antipas (?)

      6. Pool of Bethzatha

      7. Pool of Siloam

      8. Sanhedrin Hall (?)

      9. Golgotha (?)

      10. Akeldama (?)

      Go to day: Nisan 12 | Nisan 13 | Nisan 14 | Nisan 15 | Nisan 16

      Nisan 12

      SUNSET (Jewish days start and end at sunset)

      SUNRISE

      • Judas Iscariot scheming with Jewish religious leaders.

        Quiet day with disciples

      • Judas arranges betrayal

      • Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16

      • Mark 14:1, 2, 10, 11

      • Luke 22:1-6

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 13

      SUNSET

      SUNRISE

      • Peter and John following a man who is carrying an earthenware water jar.

        Peter and John prepare for the Passover

      • Jesus and other apostles arrive in late afternoon

      • Matthew 26:17-19

      • Mark 14:12-16

      • Luke 22:7-13

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 14

      SUNSET

      • Jesus and his faithful apostles reclining at a table during the Lord’s Evening Meal.

        Eats the Passover with the apostles

      • Washes the feet of the apostles

      • Dismisses Judas

      • Institutes the Lord’s Evening Meal

      • Matthew 26:20-35

      • Mark 14:17-31

      • Luke 22:14-38

      • John 13:1–17:26

      • Jesus watching from a balcony as Peter denies him to people gathered in a courtyard.

        Betrayed and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane (2)

      • Apostles flee

      • Tried by the Sanhedrin at the house of Caiaphas (4)

      • Peter denies Jesus

      • Matthew 26:36-75

      • Mark 14:32-72

      • Luke 22:39-65

      • John 18:1-27

      SUNRISE

      • Jesus wearing a crown of thorns and a purple robe as Pilate presents him to an angry mob.

        Stands before the Sanhedrin again (8)

      • Taken to Pilate (3), then to Herod (5), then back to Pilate (3)

      • Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, and other disciples preparing Jesus’ body for burial.

        Sentenced to death and executed at Golgotha (9)

      • Dies about three o’clock in the afternoon

      • Body removed and buried

      • Matthew 27:1-61

      • Mark 15:1-47

      • Luke 22:66–23:56

      • John 18:28–19:42

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 15 (Sabbath)

      SUNSET

      SUNRISE

      • Pilate approves posting guards at Jesus’ grave

      • Matthew 27:62-66

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

      Nisan 16

      SUNSET

      • Additional burial spices are purchased

      • Mark 16:1

      SUNRISE

      • Mary Magdalene peering into Jesus’ empty tomb.

        Resurrected

      • Appears to disciples

      • Matthew 28:1-15

      • Mark 16:2-8

      • Luke 24:1-49

      • John 20:1-25

      SUNSET

      Return to overview

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