Mark 14:13

he sendeth forth two of his disciples The Apostles Peter and John (Luke 22:8).

and there shall meet you Observe the minuteness of the directions and of the predictions as to the events which would happen. It is the same mysterious minuteness which distinguishes the preparations for the Triumphal Entry.

a man It was generally the task of women to carry water. Amongst the thousands at Jerusalem they would notice this mancarrying an earthen jar of water drawn from one of the fountains. We need not conclude, because it was a slave's employment to do this (Deuteronomy 29:11; Joshua 9:21), that he was a slave. The Apostles were to follow him to whatever house he entered.