Here is a timeline of events (not original with me, but from a shared ministers resource [that means I have no idea where I got it from]). This timeline gives a good overview of Passion Week events…

Thursday – Passover Meal

• Peter and John sent to make preparation for Passover meal
• After sunset, eats meal with the twelve; washes disciples; Judas departs
• Lord’s Supper instituted
• To Garden of Gethsemane; Jesus’ agony
• Betrayal by Judas; arrest by Sanhedrin
• To house of High Priest as Sanhedrin is convened; Peter betrays Jesus
• Matthew 26:1  Mark 14:1  Luke 22:1

Friday – The Trials of Jesus Christ

• First trial, before Annas [nighttime hours]; Annas is looking for an accusation, biding time till Sanhedrin is gathered at High Priestly villa
• Second [and primary] trial before Sanhedrin, Jesus is condemned, misused
• Third trial, immediately at dawn [meanwhile, Peter denies Jesus a third time; Jesus looks upon him]; the condemnation repeated, then Jesus taken to Romans
• Fourth trial before Pilate [till “beginning at Galilee”]
• Fifth trial before Herod [looks for miracle]
• 6th trial before Pilate
  • Jesus is scourged; the city cries, “Crucify Him or we will tell Rome!”
  • Jesus is finally turned over to be crucified
  • Jesus mocked (Roman soldiers); crown of thorns
  • Judas hangs himself
  • Jesus bears His cross to gate on north of city and is crucified around 9 am

• Jesus’ Seven Sayings from the Cross

• “Father, forgive them…”
• “Today…with me in paradise”
• “Woman, behold thy son…” [darkness: noon – 3 pm]
• “My God, My God…”
• “I thirst”
• “It is finished”
• “Into Thy hands…”

• The Death of the God-Man
  About 3 pm; veil torn, rocks rent; some graves opened and people rise [to mortality] and go into the city

• Jesus’ side pierced
• Passover lambs slain in temple
• Jesus buried by sundown
• Matthew 26:1  Mark 14:53  Luke 22:54  John 18:13

Saturday – Sabbath Day

• At the request of the Jews, Pilate grants a guard and sets a seal on the tomb of Jesus
• Matthew 27:66

Sunday – Resurrection Day

• Jesus rises from the dead(before dawn) and makes five appearances on the day of His rising:
• To Mary Magdalene [given a message to the disciples]
• To the other women come to the tomb [intending to complete the burial preparation of His body]
• To two disciples on the Road to Emmaus
• To Simon Peter [nowhere recorded, but alluded to in Luke 24:33 and 1 Corinthians 1:5]
• To the astonished disciples [Thomas is absent]

• Matthew 28:1  Mark 16:1  Luke 24:1  John 20:1