Luke 22:1

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread was drawing near, which is called the Passover,

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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 get rid of Jesus quietly, for they were afraid of the people.

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Cross References

Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.

John 11:55Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many people went up to Jerusalem from the countryside to purify themselves before the Passover.

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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