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Verses 1-11 Jesus Anointed at
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1Now the Passover and the
Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and
the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
2“But not during the
festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3While he was in
4Some of those present were
saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume?
5It could have been sold for
more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her
harshly.
6“Leave her alone,” said
Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
7The poor you will always
have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always
have me.
8She did what she could. She
poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.
9Truly I tell you, wherever
the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be
told, in memory of her.”
10Then Judas Iscariot, one of
the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
11They were delighted to hear
this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand
him over.
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Concerning the religious
leaders looking for a way to kill Jesus,
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1) What was the occasion on the religious calendar of the
Jews?
o
The Passover and
the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away.
2) What does the Passover celebrate?
o
The Passover
celebrates the sparing of the Israelites when God passed over them in
o
The miracle
compelled Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves come out of
3) What does the Festival of Unleavened Bread celebrate?
o
The Festival of
Unleavened Bread celebrates God bringing the Israelites out of
o
It begins after
the celebration of Passover.
o
It is celebrated
for seven days when the Israelites
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Eat bread baked
without yeast.
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Keep yeast out of
their house.
4) What were the chief priests and the teachers of the law
trying to do?
o
They were scheming
to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5) What was taken into consideration by the chief priests
and the teachers of the law in the timing of their scheme?
o
They opted not to
arrest Jesus during the Festival or the people might riot.
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Concerning Jesus being
anointed at
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6) Where was Jesus while in
o
Jesus was reclining
at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper.
7) What does it mean to be reclining at the table?
o
In Jesus’ time
Jews did not sit in chairs when they ate but rather reclined on the floor at
the table.
8) What happened while Jesus was reclining at the table?
o
A woman came with
an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard.
o
She broke the jar
and poured the perfume on Jesus’ head.
9) What is an alabaster jar?
o
Alabaster is a
pale mineral that's soft enough for carving.
o
An alabaster jar
is a perfume vase carved from the mineral.
10) What is nard?
o
Nard is an aromatic oil derived from a plant for use as perfume.
11) What did the woman do to Jesus?
o
She anointed
Jesus on the head with the perfume.
12) How did some of those present feel about what the
woman did?
o
They were indignant.
13) What were these indignant people saying to one
another?
o
They were saying
to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s
wages and the money given to the poor.”
14) What was the indignation over?
o
The indignation was
over the perfume being poured out on Jesus’ head resulting in waste.
15) How much had been wasted from the perspective of these
indignant people?
o
More than a
year’s wages had been wasted.
16) How could the money have been beneficially used
instead according to these indignant people?
o
The money could
have been given to the poor.
17) From what perspective did these indignant people view the
woman’s treatment of Jesus?
o
They viewed it
from a utilitarian perspective.
18) What motivated the woman to treat Jesus the way she
did?
o
She was motivated
by her Love for Jesus.
19) What was the extent of the woman’s love for Jesus?
o
Her expression of
love for Jesus was extravagant.
20) What did these indignant people do to the woman?
o
They rebuked her
harshly.
21) How did Jesus come to the woman’s defense in pointing
out the nature of what she had done?
o
“Leave her
alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing
to me."
22) How many times did Jesus tell these indignant people
to get off her back?
o
Twice.
23)
What did these
indignant people miss in their utilitarian view of what the woman had done that
Jesus characterized as beautiful?
o
The woman’s love
for Jesus.
24)
Would these
indignant people have complained if their concern for the poor had originated
from their love for Jesus and why?
o
No, because otherwise
they would
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Have recognized
that what the woman did was an expression of her love for Jesus instead.
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Not have
considered what she did out of her love for Jesus a waste.
25)
What did these
indignant people fail to appreciate regarding what the woman did when their concern
for the poor did not have its origin in their love for Jesus?
o
They failed to
appreciate the beauty of what the woman did.
26) Was Jesus referring to external aesthetics or inner beauty?
o
Jesus was
referring to Inner beauty as a reflection of what was in the woman’s heart.
27) What did Jesus tell the disciples concerning the
convenience of their helping the poor?
o
The disciples
§
Will always have
the poor with them.
§
Can help the poor
anytime they want.
28) What did Jesus tell the disciples concerning his
presence among them?
o
The disciples
will not always have Jesus with them.
29) What did Jesus say was the reason of what the woman
did?
o
She
§
Did what she
could.
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Poured perfume on
Jesus’ body beforehand to prepare for his burial.
30)
What would be
done as part of the preparation for burial for a body in the middle-eastern
culture in Jesus’ time?
o
A body is
anointed as preparation for burial.
31)
Did the woman
conscientiously set out to pour perfume on Jesus’ body beforehand to prepare
for his burial?
o
No.
32) Who then intended for the woman to pour perfume on Jesus’
body beforehand to prepare for his burial?
o
God did even
though the woman did not intend it that way, but did what she could as an
expression of her love for Jesus.
33) What did God use in the case of the woman to
accomplish his purpose?
o
God used what is
beautiful, i.e., what is done out of a person’s love for Jesus, to accomplish
his purpose.
34)
From Jesus’
remark what could constitute the justification that it was appropriate for the
woman to be extravagant on the occasion?
o
Such extravagant
anointing of Jesus was
§
Done only once,
not repeatedly.
§
Needed for Jesus’
burial.
35) What did Jesus say should be done in memory of the
woman?
o
Jesus
emphatically said that wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world,
what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
36)
Who was Judas
Iscariot?
o
He was one of the
twelve apostles.
37) What did Judas Iscariot do?
o
He went to the
chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
38) How did the chief priests respond to Judas Iscariot’s
offer to betray Jesus to them?
o
They
§
Were delighted to
hear Judas Iscariot’s offer.
§
Promised to give
him money.
39) What did Judas Iscariot do from that point on?
o
He watched for an
opportunity to hand Jesus over.
40) Was Judas Iscariot one of these indignant people who rebuked
the woman harshly?
o
Yes.
41) Was Judas Iscariot really concerned about the poor and
why?
o
Not according to
John 12:4-6.
· Ask a volunteer to read out loud John 12:4-6 that
says,
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4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to
betray him, objected,
5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor?
It was worth a year’s wages.”
6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because
he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was
put into it.
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42) What in reality motivated Judas Iscariot to rebuke the
woman harshly?
o
He was ticked off
by the missed opportunity of laying his hand on the money otherwise available
to him as keeper of the money bag.
43) What did Jesus’ reference to his burial sound to Judas
Iscariot?
o
Jesus’ reference
to his burial
§
Was consistent
with Jesus’ repeated reference to his death in previous chapters.
§
Pointed to the
imminence of his death.
44) What conclusion did Judas Iscariot draw concerning
what remained to be gained in following Jesus?
o
He came to the conclusion
that there was nothing more to be gained in following Jesus.
45) What kind of motive was behind Judas Iscariot’s following
Jesus?
o
He followed Jesus
with a self-serving motive.
46) What prompted Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus to the chief
priests?
o
He knew that the chief
priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and
kill him.
o
His self-serving
motive of following Jesus drove him to cash in on Jesus when he came to the conclusion
that there was nothing more to be gained in following Jesus.
47) What about the other disciples among these indignant
people?
o
They genuinely
wished that
§
The perfume had
been sold.
§
The money had
been given to the poor.
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Verses 1-11 Jesus Anointed at
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Verses 12-26 The Lord’s Supper
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12On the first day of the
Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover
lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make
preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
13So he sent two of his
disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man
carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
14Say to the owner of the
house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with my disciples?’
15He will show you a large
room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had
told them. So they prepared the Passover.
17When evening came, Jesus
arrived with the Twelve.
18While they were reclining
at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one
who is eating with me.”
19They were saddened, and one
by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
20“It is one of the Twelve,”
he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.
21The Son of Man will go just
as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It
would be better for him if he had not been born.”
22While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
23Then he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24“This is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them.
25“Truly I tell you, I will
not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new
in the kingdom of God.”
26When they had sung a hymn,
they went out to the
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Concerning Jesus giving his
disciples instruction on making preparations for the Passover,
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48) What was customarily done on the first day of the
Feast of Unleavened Bread?
o
It was customary
to sacrifice the Passover lamb on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened
Bread.
49) What did Jesus’ disciples ask him about?
o
Jesus’ disciples
asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the
Passover?”
50) What did Jesus do in response to the disciples’
question?
o
Jesus sent two of
his disciples and gave them the instruction on how to make preparations for the
Passover.
51) Where were the two disciples supposed to go?
o
They were
supposed to go into
52) Who would meet them when they went into
o
A man carrying a
jar of water would meet them.
53) What was special about a man carrying a jar of water
in Jesus’ time?
o
In Jesus’ time
only women carried water jars.
54) Would the two disciples have difficulties meeting up
with the man and why?
o
No, because there
would be no other men who would be carrying a water
jar.
55) What were the two disciples supposed to do when they
saw a man carrying a water jar?
o
They were
supposed to follow the man into a house.
56) What were the two disciples supposed to say to the
owner of the house?
o
They were
supposed to say, "The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may
eat the Passover with my disciples?"
57) What would the owner of the house do upon hearing the
question?
o
He would show the
two disciples a large upper room, furnished and ready.
58) What were the two disciples supposed to do with the large
upper room?
o
They were
supposed to make preparations for the Passover there.
59) What did the two disciples find when they went into
o
They found things
just as Jesus had told them.
60) What did the two disciples do then?
o
They prepared the
Passover.
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Concerning Jesus foretelling
his being betrayed,
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61) What happened when evening came?
o
When evening
came, Jesus arrived with the twelve apostles.
62) What did Jesus tell the disciples while reclining at
the table?
o
While they were
reclining at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth,
one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”
63) What was the disciples’ reaction?
o
They were
saddened.
64) What does the act of eating a meal together signal in
the Jewish culture?
o
It signals
friendship and good will.
65) Why were the disciples saddened?
o
They were saddened
because
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Jesus would be
betrayed.
§
One of them would
betray Jesus.
§
Jesus revealed
the matter of his betrayal on an occasion for fellowship.
66) What did the disciples say to Jesus?
o
One by one they
said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
67) Did Judas Iscariot pretend that he was innocent and
why?
o
Yes, because he
also said to Jesus, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
68) What did Jesus say to the disciples?
o
“It is one of the
Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written
about him. But woe to that man who
betrays the Son of Man! It would be
better for him if he had not been born.”
69) How did Jesus respond to the disciples’ claim of
innocence?
o
Jesus reiterated
that one of the twelve disciples who were eating with him would betray him.
70) Who is the Son of Man?
o
Jesus referred to
himself as the Son of Man, laying emphasis on his divinity.
71) Why did Jesus apply the title to himself in referring
to his death?
o
Jesus reminded
the disciples that he sovereignly decided as God what
was going to happen to him.
72) What did Jesus say his death is consistent with?
o
Jesus’ death is
consistent with what is written about him, i.e., prophecies about him in the
Old Testament in the bible.
73) What did Jesus say was the condition of the man who betrayed
the Son of Man?
o
Woe to the man
meaning that great distress would come upon him when he betrayed the Son of Man.
o
It would be
better for him if he had not been born, meaning that
he made such a bad choice that only not having been born was a better
alternative for him.
74)
Did what Jesus
say about the misery the man who betrayed the Son of Man deter Judas Iscariot
from betraying him?
o
No.
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Concerning the Lord’s Supper,
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75) What did Jesus do with the bread while he and his
disciples were eating?
o
Jesus took bread,
and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples.
76) What does the breaking of the bread symbolize?
o
The breaking of
the bread symbolizes Jesus’ body broken for us on the cross.
77) What did Jesus do with the cup?
o
He took a cup,
and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
78) What does the cup symbolize?
o
The cup
symbolizes Jesus’ blood poured out on the cross for the establishment of the
covenant that grants forgiveness of the sins of many.
79) What did Jesus say about the fruit of the vine?
o
Jesus said to
them. “Truly I tell you, I will not
drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in
the
80) When will Jesus drink of the fruit of the vine again?
o
Jesus will drink of
the fruit of the vine when he comes again to establish the millennial
81) What are the bread and the
cup collectively called?
o
The bread and the
cup are collectively called Communion or the Lord’s Supper.
82) What does the Lord’s Supper commemorate?
o
The Lord’s Supper
commemorates Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross for our sins until he
returns.
83) What did Jesus and his disciples do next?
o
When they had
sung a hymn, Jesus and his disciples went out to the
84) Where is the Mount of Olive located?
o
The Mount of
Olives is east of
85) How did Jesus and his disciples get to the Mount of
Olive from
o
They left
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Verses 12-26 The Lord’s Supper
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Verses 27-31 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
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27“You will all fall away,”
Jesus told them, “for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will
be scattered.’
28But after I have risen, I
will go ahead of you into
29Peter declared, “Even if
all fall away, I will not.”
30“Truly I tell you,” Jesus
answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will
disown me three times.”
31But Peter insisted emphatically,
“Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others
said the same.
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Concerning Jesus predicting
Peter’s denial,
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86) What did Jesus tell the disciples concerning their
falling away?
o
“You will all
fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.’“
87) What did Jesus base his prediction of the disciples’
falling away on?
o
Jesus based his
prediction of the disciples’ falling away on what is written in Zechariah 13:7.
· Ask a volunteer to read out loud Zechariah 13:7 that
says,
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7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd,
against
the man who is close to me!”
declares
the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
and
the sheep will be scattered,
and
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
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88) Whom does the shepherd represent?
o
The shepherd
represents Jesus.
89) Whom do the sheep represent?
o
The sheep represent
the disciples.
90) What does it mean for the shepherd to be struck?
o
It means that
Jesus would be crucified.
91) What does it mean for the sheep to be scattered?
o
It means that the
disciples would fall away and flee.
92) Where did Jesus say he would go after he rose from the
dead?
o
He would go ahead
of the disciples into
93) Why did the disciples go to
o
They returned
home to Galilee where it would be safer than in
94) What did Peter declare about the disciples’ falling
away?
o
Peter declared,
“Even if all fall away, I will not.”
95) What did Peter correct in Jesus’ assessment of the
disciples?
o
He declared that
he was more loyal to Jesus than the other disciples such that he would not fall
away.
96) What was Jesus’ response to Peter’s declaration?
o
“Truly I tell
you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you
yourself will disown me three times.”
97) What did Jesus mean by his response?
o
Jesus meant that Peter
would disown
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Him, not just
fall away.
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Him three times.
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Him soon enough,
literally within hours.
98) What was Peter’s response?
o
But Peter
insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown
you.”
99) What did all the other disciples say?
o
All the other disciples
said the same.
100) What did Peter correct in Jesus’ assessment of him?
o
He corrected
Jesus’
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Statement that he
would disown Jesus.
§
Insinuation that
he would be worse than the other disciples who only fell away.
101) What kept Peter from accepting Jesus’ assessment of
him?
o
His pride and
self confidence.
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Verses 27-31 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
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