Luke 22:1

Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called ‘Passover’, drew near.

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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 chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill Him, because they feared the people.

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Cross References

Mark 14:1It was two days before the Passover and the Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for an underhanded way to seize and kill Him.

John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many from the country went up to Jerusalem before the Passover in order to purify 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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