{"id":14086,"date":"2026-03-26T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?p=14086"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:08:17","slug":"daily-bible-readings-for-passion-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/daily-bible-readings-for-passion-week-3.html","title":{"rendered":"DAILY BIBLE READINGS FOR PASSION WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GaryJerusalem.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6564\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000689369915896;width:368px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visiting The Church of the Holy Sepulcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAnd he said to them, \u2018I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer\u2019\u201d (Luke 22:15 ESV).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This coming Sunday begins what many Christians call Holy Week or Passion Week. It is called \u201cPassion\u201d week because of its connection to the Greek word&nbsp;\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03c9&nbsp;(<em>pas\u2019-kho<\/em>), which means to feel heavy emotion or passion, especially due to suffering. This is the word that Jesus used to describe His coming crucifixion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wonderful way to remember Christ\u2019s passion is to visit the Holy Land. I\u2019ve had the privilege of visiting Israel several times. In the attached photo, I\u2019m visiting&nbsp;The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which is the traditional location of the empty tomb. Here, I\u2019m touching the Stone of Anointing,&nbsp;a slab of reddish stone flanked by candlesticks and overhung by a row of eight lamps. It commemorates the traditional place where the body of Jesus was laid, anointed, and prepared for burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you don\u2019t have to go to Israel to remember Christ\u2019s suffering and resurrection. In fact, all the church buildings, slabs and memorials added through the ages by well-meaning church folk can be a distraction. I\u2019ve found that reading the Scriptures that describe the Lord\u2019s final week leading up to the Cross, the Tomb and the Resurrection to be just as moving and beneficial to my spiritual life. With this in mind, I offer this daily reading plan for Passion Week for your edification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Palm Sunday \u2013\u00a0<em>The Triumphal Entry<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em>\u00a0Read Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday \u2013\u00a0<em>Clearing the Temple.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Read\u00a0Matthew 21:10-19; Mark 11:12-18, Luke 19:45-48, and John 2:13-22.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuesday \u2013\u00a0<em>Teaching in the Templ<\/em>e.<\/strong>\u00a0Read\u00a0Matthew 21:23-24:51; Mark 11:27-13:37, and Luke 20:1-21:36.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesday \u2013\u00a0<em>Resting In Bethany<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Read Matthew 26:1-16 and Mark 14:1-11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursday \u2013\u00a0<em>Last Supper &amp; Gethsemane<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Read\u00a0Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26, Luke 22:7-23, and John 13:1-30.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Good Friday \u2013\u00a0<em>Trial &amp; Crucifixion<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Matthew 27:1-56; Mark 15:1-41, Luke 22:66-23:50, and John 18:28-19:37.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday \u2013\u00a0<em>In the Tomb<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Read\u00a0Matthew 27:57-66; Mark 15:42-47, Luke 23:50-56, and John 19:38-42.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easter Sunday \u2013\u00a0<em>The Resurrection<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Read\u00a0Matthew 28:1-13; Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:1-49, and John 20:1-31.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two weeks recorded in the Bible that the Lord inspired its writers to make daily diary entries. They are the seven days of creation and the seven days of Passion Week. In the first week, He made the world, and in the second, He brought our redemption.&nbsp;God must have thought these two weeks important enough to keep a journal\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And one worthy of our reading and meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAnd he said to them, \u2018I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer\u2019\u201d (Luke 22:15 ESV). This coming Sunday begins what many Christians call Holy Week or Passion Week. 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