It is certain that Christ came from his Perean ministry with the intention of observing the Passover at Jerusalem and that he made Bethany a stopping-place a few days before that event. John (12: 1) says he came there six days before the Passover. i. John's account would seem to indicate that the Supper in Bethany followed close upon his arrival. Most commentators would put it on the Friday before Passion Week. But inasmuch as John does not name a specific day, and continuity of narrative in the account of Mark, who is equally chronological with John, seems to place it definitely two days before the Passover, there is some ground for holding to the synoptic order of events. Surely, all that takes place at the Supper finds cumulative significance in allowing the historical contents of chaps. 21-25 in Matthew to go before. 2. Matthew, Mark, and Luke say that the disciples made ready the Passover: and when the hour was come, they, together with Jesus, sat down. And Luke (22: 15) further tells us that Jesus said, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. Thus it seems conclusive, from this combined testimony, that the Lord's Supper was instituted in connection