Mark 15:37-39
The passion narrative places Jesus' death at the center of the story.
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A Seven-Day Holy Week Reading Route
Holy Week moves from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to His suffering, death and the Christian proclamation of resurrection. A reading plan is more useful than a single slogan.
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Read the accounts in all four Gospels when you can. They share central events but differ in selection and sequence of details.
A practical path, step by step
Day 1: read Mark 11 and note Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and actions around the temple.
Days 2-3: read Mark 12-13 for teaching, conflict and warnings; ask what the original hearers understood.
Day 4: read John 13-17 for Jesus' final teaching, love, service and prayer.
Day 5: read Mark 14-15 and sit with the betrayal, arrest, trial and crucifixion without rushing past grief.
Days 6-7: read Luke 23-24 and John 20, comparing how the writers describe the burial, empty tomb and appearances.
Read Scripture in context
The biblical passages below are starting points for study—not a promise that one verse settles every real-life problem. Open the surrounding chapter before drawing a conclusion.
Luke 24:1-12
Luke narrates the discovery of the empty tomb.
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Paul recounts early resurrection proclamation and witnesses.
A question worth discussing
What changes when you give the whole story time rather than moving directly to the celebration?
What this guide cannot promise
A seven-day reading sequence is devotional, not a claim to settle every disputed detail of the historical chronology.
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