Passion Week Timeline: From Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday
Passion Week Timeline: From Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday
The final week of Jesus’ earthly ministry moves from public royal presentation to confrontation, betrayal, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. This table traces the major events from Palm Sunday through Resurrection Sunday with primary Gospel references.
| Day | Events | Primary Gospel References |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Sunday | Triumphal Entry | Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:29–44; John 12:12–19 |
| Monday | Cursing of the Fig Tree | Matthew 21:18–19; Mark 11:12–14 |
| Cleansing of the Temple | Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48 | |
| Busy Tuesday | Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree | Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:20–25 |
| Challenge of Jesus’ Authority | Matthew 21:23–27; Mark 11:27–33; Luke 20:1–8 | |
| Parables of Warning | Matthew 21:28–22:14; Mark 12:1–12; Luke 20:9–19 | |
| Debate with Jewish Leaders | Matthew 22:15–46; Mark 12:13–37; Luke 20:20–44 | |
| Denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees | Matthew 23:1–39; Mark 12:38–44; Luke 20:45–21:4 | |
| Discourse on the Last Things | Matthew 24–25; Mark 13; Luke 21:5–36 | |
| Silent Wednesday | Conspiracy of the Chief Priests | Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; Luke 22:1–2 |
| Two Flashbacks: Anointing of Jesus and Plot of Judas | Matthew 26:6–16; Mark 14:3–11; Luke 22:3–6; John 11:45–12:8 | |
| Maundy Thursday | The Last Supper | Matthew 26:17–35; Mark 14:12–31; Luke 22:7–38; John 13–17 |
| Gethsemane | Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46 | |
| Betrayal and Arrest | Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:1–14 | |
| Trial before the Jewish Authorities | Matthew 26:57–75; Mark 14:53–72; Luke 22:54–71; John 18:15–27 | |
| Good Friday | Trial before Pilate | Matthew 27:1–31; Mark 15:1–20; Luke 23:1–25; John 18:28–19:16 |
| Crucifixion | Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:22–41; Luke 23:26–49; John 19:16–37 | |
| Burial | Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42 | |
| Saturday | Watch at the Tomb | Matthew 27:62–66 |
| Easter Sunday | The Resurrection | Matthew 28:1–10; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–18 |
| The Report of the Watch | Matthew 28:11–15 | |
| Emmaus Disciples | Luke 24:13–35 | |
| Appearance to the Ten in the Upper Room | Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23 |
Roger Wamber Sador
Roger Wamber Sador is a scientist and apologist whose work for JesusAccordingToJesus.com focuses on Passion Week, prophetic fulfillment, and the climactic self-revelation of Jesus in His death and resurrection. His writing examines the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry with careful attention to the Gospel narratives: the triumphal entry, the cleansing of the temple, the confrontations in Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, the trials, the cross, the burial, the empty tomb, and the resurrection appearances. He is especially interested in how these events reveal not only what happened to Jesus, but who Jesus understood Himself to be and what He came to accomplish. Roger brings an analytical and historically attentive approach to the biblical text, tracing the connection between Jesus’ words, His deliberate movement toward Jerusalem, and the prophetic pattern fulfilled in His suffering, death, and vindication. His work presses readers to see that Passion Week was not a tragic accident or a religious symbol added later, but the purposeful fulfillment of Jesus’ mission. Rather than treating prophecy as vague prediction or detached proof-texting, Roger explores how the Scriptures converge in the person and work of Christ. His writing helps readers see the cross and resurrection as the decisive center of the Gospel: the place where Jesus’ identity, mission, authority, obedience, sacrifice, and victory come fully into view. Roger writes for seekers, skeptics, believers, and serious students of Scripture who want to understand why the final week of Jesus’ life stands at the heart of the Christian proclamation: He died, He was buried, He rose again, and He is alive.