01.22. Luke 22
Read Luke 22:1-6. (Luke 22:1) What event were the people anticipating?
Read Luke 22:1. Why was this event important?
Read Luke 22:2. What was the plan of the chief priests and teachers of the law?
Read Luke 22:2. Why were the religious leaders afraid of the people?
Read Luke 22:3. What motivated Judas to approach the religious leaders who wanted to get rid of Jesus?
Read Luke 22:3. In what way is Satan’s role in this story significant?
Read Luke 22:4. What did Judas and the religious leaders discuss?
Read Luke 22:4. How did the leaders respond to Judas’s willingness to betray Jesus?
Read Luke 22:5-6. What did Judas get in return for betraying Jesus?
Read Luke 22:6. How was Judas’s plan deceitful?
Read Luke 22:6. Why was it important for Judas to hand Jesus over "when no crowd was present"?
What can we learn from the hypocritical actions of Judas?
Read Luke 22:7-38. (Luke 22:7) What was significant about the day of Unleavened Bread?
Read Luke 22:8-13. What instructions did Jesus give to Peter and John?
Read Luke 22:15-16. Why did Jesus eagerly desire to eat the Passover with His disciples?
Read Luke 22:16. What did Jesus mean when He said, "I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God"?
Read Luke 22:17-20. What did Jesus instruct His disciples to do in remembrance of Him?
Read Luke 22:20. What did the cup represent?
Read Luke 22:23-24. Why did a dispute arise among the disciples?
Read Luke 22:25-27. What principle did Jesus promote in response to the disciples’ disagreement?
Read Luke 22:31-32. What did Jesus tell Simon about his future?
Read Luke 22:33. How did Simon respond to Jesus’ prediction?
Read Luke 22:35-37. How did Jesus warn His disciples of the difficult time ahead?
Read Luke 22:38. In what way did the disciples take Jesus’ instructions too literally?
Read Luke 22:39-46. (Luke 22:39) What does this passage reveal about Jesus’ habits?
Read Luke 22:39. For what purpose did Jesus go to the Mount of Olives?
Read Luke 22:40. What instructions did Jesus give to His disciples?
Read Luke 22:41. Why did Jesus withdraw from His followers?
Read Luke 22:42. What does Jesus’ prayer reveal about His own character and His relationship with the Father?
Read Luke 22:42. What did Jesus want to avoid if possible?
Read Luke 22:42. What was Jesus referring to when He said, "Take this cup from me"?
Read Luke 22:43. How was Jesus strengthened at this difficult time?
Read Luke 22:44. How did Jesus confront His own anguish and dread?
Read Luke 22:44. What does this passage tell us about Jesus’ physical and emotional condition shortly before His death?
Read Luke 22:45. What did Jesus find when He returned to the disciples?
Read Luke 22:45. Why were the disciples so exhausted?
Read Luke 22:46. For what reason did Jesus advise His disciples to pray?
Read Luke 22:47-53. (Luke 22:47-53) Who was leading the crowd that approached Jesus? Why?
Why did Judas approach Jesus?
Read Luke 22:47-48. What actions of Judas were hypocritical and insincere?
How did Jesus respond to Judas’s greeting?
Read Luke 22:48. Why did Jesus reveal His identity to His opponents?
Read Luke 22:49. How did Jesus’ followers respond to Jesus’ arrest?
Read Luke 22:50. What motivated one of Jesus’ followers to attack one of the servants?
Read Luke 22:50-51. How did Jesus react when one of His disciples tried to protect Him?
Read Luke 22:51. How did Jesus show compassion even to His captors?
Read Luke 22:51-53. What emotions did Jesus show during this difficult time?
Read Luke 22:52-53. What did Jesus say to the religious leaders who had come for Him?
Read Luke 22:53. What did Jesus mean when He said, "This is your hour—when darkness reigns"?
Read Luke 22:53. In what way did Jesus submit to the Father’s will in this situation?
Read Luke 22:54-62. (Luke 22:54) Where did the events of this story take place?
Read Luke 22:54. What had happened to Jesus?
Read Luke 22:54. For what reason did Peter follow Jesus "at a distance"?
Read Luke 22:54-62. What do the actions of Peter in this story reveal about his personal character?
Read Luke 22:56. Of what did the servant girl accuse Peter?
Read Luke 22:57. How did Peter respond to the servant girl?
Read Luke 22:56-59. How many times was Peter accused of knowing Jesus?
Read Luke 22:58-60. How did Peter respond to the second and third accusations put to him?
Read Luke 22:59. Why did the third person suspect Peter was a follower of Jesus?
Read Luke 22:60-61. What happened when Peter denied Jesus the third time?
Read Luke 22:60-61. What caused Peter to remember Jesus’ earlier prediction?
Read Luke 22:61. What did Jesus do the third time Peter denied knowing Him?
Read Luke 22:61-62. Why was Peter so upset and bitter about his actions?
Read Luke 22:62. How did Peter respond to the realization that he had denied his Lord?
How was Peter’s denial of Christ different from Judas’s betrayal of Jesus?
What can we learn about repentance from Peter’s example in this story?
How would you define true repentance?
Read Luke 22:63-65. (Luke 22:63) In light of what had happened before this point, what was Jesus probably feeling?
Read Luke 22:63. Who had control of this situation?
Read Luke 22:63-64. How was Jesus treated by His guards?
Read Luke 22:63-64. In what way did the guards mock Jesus?
Read Luke 22:64. Why was Jesus blindfolded?
Read Luke 22:64. What prompted the guards to mock Jesus as they did?
Read Luke 22:64. How did news of Jesus’ reputation influence the guards’ actions?
What was the guards’ purpose in demanding that Jesus prophesy for them?
Read Luke 22:64. What was so demeaning about the guards’ treatment of Jesus?
Read Luke 22:63-65. What did Luke imply about Jesus’ actions by not mentioning any details about how He responded to the guards?
Read Luke 22:63-65. In what way are the details of Christ’s humiliation significant to the overall story?
Read Luke 22:66-70. (Luke 22:66) Who was first to question Jesus?
Read Luke 22:67-70. How did Jesus respond to the question about His identity?