Early Church
Holy Week
Holy Week is dated AD 30. It is told in Matthew 21:1–26:5.
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 30
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 30
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jerusalem.
Which verses connect to Matthew 21:1?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Zechariah 14:48 votes
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
- Mark 11:1–108 votes
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. …
- Matthew 24:36 votes
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
- Matthew 26:306 votes
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Luke 19:28–386 votes
After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples, …
- Luke 21:376 votes
Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.