Luke 22:1

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread was approaching, which is called the Passover.

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

In Context

2The chief priests and the scribes discussed how they could put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is Yahweh's Passover.

Mark 14:1It was now two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were considering how they might stealthily arrest Jesus and then kill him.

John 11:55Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country 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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