In the upper chamber of a dwelling at Jerusalem, Christ was sitting at table with His disciples. They had gathered to celebrate the Passover. The Saviour desired to keep this feast alone with the twelve. He knew that His hour was come; He Himself was the true paschal lamb, and on the day the Passover was eaten He was to be sacrificed. He was about to drink the cup of wrath; He must soon receive the final baptism of suffering. But a few quiet hours yet remained to Him, and these were to be spent for the benefit of His beloved disciples.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Luk 22,7-18.24; Joh 13,1-17
I en sal ovenpå i en bolig i Jerusalem sad Kristus til bords med sine disciple. De var forsamlede for at fejre påskefesten. Frelseren ønskede at fejre denne påske alene sammen med de tolv. Han vidste, at hans time var kommen. Han selv var det sande påskelam, og på den dag, hvor påskemåltidet blev spist, skulle han selv ofres. Han skulle snart tømme vredens bæger. Han skulle snart modtage lidelsens dåb. Men endnu havde han nogle få stille timer tilbage, og disse skulle bruges til gavn for hans elskede disciple.