As Easter approaches, many followers of Creator reflect on the final week of Jesus’ life — often called Holy Week. While the exact timeline may vary, the heart of the story remains: Creator Sets Free (Jesus) walked a sacred road full of love, sorrow, and power — and we are still invited to walk that road with him.
Throughout this post, you’ll find links to read each part of the story from the First Nations Version on Bible.com. These will take you to the beginning of each section — and from there, you can continue reading the FNV if you’d like to walk deeper into the story.
Whether you’re familiar with this journey or just learning it, this is for you.
🌿 Sunday – The Triumphal Entry
📖 Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–44; John 12:12–19
Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey — a peaceful symbol of humility. Crowds lay down palm branches and shout “Hosanna!” (which means “save us now”) as they welcome him like a king.
🔍 What it means:
This day marks the beginning of Jesus’ final week. The people expect him to bring political freedom — but he’s come to bring something deeper: freedom for the soul. It’s the beginning of his path to the cross.
🏛 Monday – Clearing the Temple
📖 Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48
Jesus walks into the temple and finds it turned into a marketplace. People are profiting off of sacred space. He flips the tables, drives them out, and declares the temple should be a house of prayer for all nations.
🔍 What it means:
Jesus confronts injustice. In this bold moment, he calls out corruption and shows us that true worship must come from a pure heart.
📖 Tuesday – Teaching and Truth-Telling
📖 Matthew 21:23–23:39; Mark 11:27–13:37; Luke 20:1–21:36
Jesus spends the day teaching in the temple courts. He tells parables (spiritual stories with deep meaning), answers hard questions, and warns about hypocrisy and pride.
🔍 What it means:
Jesus teaches openly and boldly, even as pressure builds. He shows us what it means to walk in truth, even when it’s costly.
🕯Wednesday – A Day in the Shadows
📖 Matthew 26:14–16; Mark 14:10–11; Luke 22:1–6
Scripture doesn’t give many details about this day, but we know it’s when Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples, agrees to betray him for money.
🔍 What it means:
While Jesus prepares in quiet, others are plotting his death. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest moments, Creator is not absent. Sometimes, the hardest part of faith is the silence before the storm.
🍞 Thursday – The Last Supper (Maundy Thursday)
📖 Matthew 26:17–75; Mark 14:12–72; Luke 22:7–71; John 13:1–18:27
Jesus shares a final meal with his disciples. He washes their feet — an act of humble love. He gives them bread and wine, saying “this is my body” and “this is my blood,” asking them to remember him. That night, he prays in anguish in the garden and is arrested.
🔍 What it means:
This day is known as Maundy Thursday — the word Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning commandment. It refers to Jesus’ command: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
This is a day of both deep intimacy and heartbreak. It reminds us that even in betrayal, love keeps serving. Even when death is near, Jesus chooses to wash feet.
✝ Friday – The Crucifixion (Good Friday)
📖 Matthew 27:1–61; Mark 15:1–47; Luke 23:1–56; John 18:28–19:42
Jesus is handed over to be crucified. He is mocked, beaten, and nailed to a cross. He suffers deeply and dies outside the city. His body is taken down and placed in a tomb.
🔍 What it means:
This is the darkest day — the day when death appears to win. But Christians call it “Good Friday” because of what it accomplished: Jesus gave his life so we could be forgiven and set free.
He took the weight of the world’s pain, injustice, and sin — and carried it to the cross.
🌑 Saturday – The Waiting (Holy Saturday)
Jesus’ body lies in the tomb. The Sabbath is quiet. His followers are confused, grieving, afraid. All seems lost.
🔍 What it means:
This is the day in between — a day of silence and mystery. But even in the tomb, God is not done. For many of us, life feels like this day: stuck between what was and what’s not yet come. Easter reminds us that waiting is not the end.
🌅 Sunday – The Resurrection (Easter Sunday)
📖 Matthew 28:1–10; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–18
At dawn, women go to the tomb and find the stone rolled away. An angel tells them Jesus has risen. He appears to his followers — alive, scarred, and full of love.
🔍 What it means:
This is the heart of our faith. Jesus rose from the dead — not just to prove his power, but to invite us into a new kind of life. Death has been defeated. Hope is alive. Creator Sets Free is still walking with us, just as he did then.
