Luke 22:1

Now the days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, were approaching.

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In The King James Version

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

In Context

2And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a way to execute Jesus. Yet truly, they were afraid of the people.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:5The first month, the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, is the Passover of the Lord.

Mark 14:1Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.

John 11:55Now the Passover of the Jews was near. And many from the countryside ascended to Jerusalem before the Passover, so that they might sanctify themselves.

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:1

All the evangelists, whatever they omit, give us a particular account of the death and resurrection of Christ, because he died for our sins and rose for our justification, this evangelist as fully as any, and with many circumstances and passages added which we had not before. In this chapter we have, I. The plot to take Jesus, and Judas's coming into it, ver. 1-6 . II. Christ's eating the passover with his disciples, ver. 7-18 . III. The instituting of the Lord's supper, ver. 19, 20 . IV. Christ's discourse with… Read the whole commentary →

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