Jesus had now finished teaching His disciples and His ministry was at an end.  He told them that He was about to be betrayed and that He would die but they did not understand the significance of this. The feast of unleavened bread was about to begin and the disciples asked Jesus where He wanted them to prepare the Passover meal.  Jesus had planned for this to be a special meal with His friends, knowing that it was to be the last one, and had arranged a secret location.