And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
The verse marks the close of Jesus' solemn sayings to His disciples and the transition to His final instructions and final events before the Passover and His crucifixion. It specifically closes the discourse in Matthew 24-25 about His second coming, given after teaching in the temple and sitting with the disciples on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem, two days before the Passover. With verse 2 it introduces His announcement that the Passover was two days away and that He would be handed over to be crucified, beginning the events leading to His death, including His arrest and trial, His suffering and death and resurrection, and the institution of the Lord's Supper. That preceding discourse was prompted by the disciples' questions after He foretold the temple's destruction, and it answered concerning Jerusalem's destruction, His coming, and the end of the world, mingling the destruction of Jerusalem with the final judgment because the former foreshadowed the latter, with its message especially for those living in earth's last days, while the account of His final days and suffering fulfills the prophecies concerning the rejected and suffering Messiah.
Context and Transition
Matthew 26:1 marks the close of Jesus' preceding solemn teachings to his disciples and introduces his final instructions to them before the Passover and his crucifixion. It marks the end of his sayings and the transition to the final events two days before the Passover, when he had left the temple and sat with them on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. Together with verse 2 it places at this point his announcement that the Passover was two days away, in the course of the events leading to his death. It is the turning point from his last discourses to the account of his suffering and death and his resurrection.
It specifically closes the discourse in Matthew 24-25 about his second coming. That discourse had been given after spending all Tuesday teaching in the temple at Jerusalem, which was the second day before the Passover. He had then left the temple and sat with the disciples on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. The scene is set in Jerusalem in A.D. 31, as he finished those solemn sayings and announced that the Passover was two days away and that he would be handed over to be crucified.
From here begin the events leading to his death, including his arrest and trials before the Sanhedrin and chief priests. Matthew 26 contains the account of the institution of the Lord's Supper. The chapter is included in the reading of Matthew 26:1-25, carrying the narrative from the finished sayings into his betrayal, suffering and death.
Prophecy and Application
The sayings just finished close the discourse in Matthew 24-25, given two days before Passover when Jesus was betrayed and crucified. That discourse was prompted by the disciples' questions after Jesus foretold the destruction of the temple, and it answered about the destruction of Jerusalem, about His coming, and about the end of the world. It addressed both the fall of Jerusalem and His coming at the end of the world, mingling the destruction of Jerusalem with the final judgment because the former foreshadowed the latter. The message was especially for those living in earth's last days. The account of Jesus' final days and suffering that follows fulfills the prophecies concerning the rejected and suffering Messiah.
While at Bethany He told His disciples what would happen within a few days, marking the end of His sayings and the beginning of the events leading to His death. At Passover Judas decided to betray Him, offering to help the priests find Jesus and treating the betrayal as a bargain for profit. He believed he could profit from the transaction, and Jesus was sold for money associated with the temple sacrifices.
The verse introduces the chapter containing Christ's prayer in the garden, where He prayed Thy will be done. That prayer shows that submission to God's will in prayer is necessary in order to receive answers to prayer.
The verse is used as a reference to Jesus and His disciples eating the Passover at the proper time. On that condition Pentecost fell on the Sabbath, while if the Jews ate the Passover at the proper time Pentecost fell on Sunday. The Scriptures do not settle which day of the week Pentecost fell on that year.
The verse marks the close of Jesus' solemn sayings to His disciples and the transition to His final instructions and final events before the Passover and His crucifixion. It specifically closes the discourse in Matthew 24-25 about His second coming, given after teaching in the temple and sitting with the disciples on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem, two days before the Passover. With verse 2 it introduces His announcement that the Passover was two days away and that He would be handed over to be crucified, beginning the events leading to His death, including His arrest and trial, His suffering and death and resurrection, and the institution of the Lord's Supper. That preceding discourse was prompted by the disciples' questions after He foretold the temple's destruction, and it answered concerning Jerusalem's destruction, His coming, and the end of the world, mingling the destruction of Jerusalem with the final judgment because the former foreshadowed the latter, with its message especially for those living in earth's last days, while the account of His final days and suffering fulfills the prophecies concerning the rejected and suffering Messiah.
Context and Transition
Matthew 26:1 marks the close of Jesus' preceding solemn teachings to his disciples and introduces his final instructions to them before the Passover and his crucifixion. It marks the end of his sayings and the transition to the final events two days before the Passover, when he had left the temple and sat with them on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. Together with verse 2 it places at this point his announcement that the Passover was two days away, in the course of the events leading to his death. It is the turning point from his last discourses to the account of his suffering and death and his resurrection.
It specifically closes the discourse in Matthew 24-25 about his second coming. That discourse had been given after spending all Tuesday teaching in the temple at Jerusalem, which was the second day before the Passover. He had then left the temple and sat with the disciples on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. The scene is set in Jerusalem in A.D. 31, as he finished those solemn sayings and announced that the Passover was two days away and that he would be handed over to be crucified.
From here begin the events leading to his death, including his arrest and trials before the Sanhedrin and chief priests. Matthew 26 contains the account of the institution of the Lord's Supper. The chapter is included in the reading of Matthew 26:1-25, carrying the narrative from the finished sayings into his betrayal, suffering and death.
Prophecy and Application
The sayings just finished close the discourse in Matthew 24-25, given two days before Passover when Jesus was betrayed and crucified. That discourse was prompted by the disciples' questions after Jesus foretold the destruction of the temple, and it answered about the destruction of Jerusalem, about His coming, and about the end of the world. It addressed both the fall of Jerusalem and His coming at the end of the world, mingling the destruction of Jerusalem with the final judgment because the former foreshadowed the latter. The message was especially for those living in earth's last days. The account of Jesus' final days and suffering that follows fulfills the prophecies concerning the rejected and suffering Messiah.
While at Bethany He told His disciples what would happen within a few days, marking the end of His sayings and the beginning of the events leading to His death. At Passover Judas decided to betray Him, offering to help the priests find Jesus and treating the betrayal as a bargain for profit. He believed he could profit from the transaction, and Jesus was sold for money associated with the temple sacrifices.
The verse introduces the chapter containing Christ's prayer in the garden, where He prayed Thy will be done. That prayer shows that submission to God's will in prayer is necessary in order to receive answers to prayer.
The verse is used as a reference to Jesus and His disciples eating the Passover at the proper time. On that condition Pentecost fell on the Sabbath, while if the Jews ate the Passover at the proper time Pentecost fell on Sunday. The Scriptures do not settle which day of the week Pentecost fell on that year.