Luke 22:1

And the feast of the unleavened bread, which is called a Passover, was drawing near.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And the High-priests and the Scribes were seeking, how they might get rid of him; for they feared the people.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:5In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, is a Passover unto Yahweh;

Mark 14:1Now it was the Passover and the Unleavened [cakes], after two days. And the High-priests and Scribes were seeking, how, with guile, they might secure, and lay him;

John 11:55Now the passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up unto Jerusalem, out of the country, before the passover, that they might 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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