Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.(Matthew 25:45)

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.(Matthew 25:46)

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,(Matthew 26:1)

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,(Matthew 26:3)

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.(Matthew 26:4)

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.(Matthew 26:5)

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Matthew 26:2 - Cross Reference

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. (John 13:1)

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: (Matthew 17:22)

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. (Matthew 27:4)

The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. (Matthew 26:24)

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, (Luke 24:6)

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. (John 11:55)

Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. (Exodus 34:25)

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: (Luke 22:15)

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. (Mark 14:1)

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. (John 12:1)

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (John 2:13)

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. (John 18:2)

And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover. (Exodus 12:11)

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, (Matthew 20:18)

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. (Luke 22:1)