Luke 22:7

Luke 22:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
• New International Version (NIV)Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed.

Context of Luke 22:7

5And they were rejoiced, and agreed to give him money. 6And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd. And the day of unleavened bread came, in which the passover was to be killed. 8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat [it]. 9But they said to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare [it]?

Luke 22:7 word by word

Ἦλθεν δὲ ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν ἀζύμων ἐν ᾗ ἔδει θύεσθαι τὸ πάσχα.Read the interlinear

• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• unleavenedἄζυμοςazumos · unleavenedG106
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• killedθύωthuō · to sacrificeG2380

Cross-references for Luke 22:7

• Luke 22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread, which [is] called the passover, drew nigh,
• Exodus 12:6And ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; and the whole congregation of the assembly of Israel shall kill it between the two evenings.
• Matthew 26:17Now on the first [day] of [the feast of] unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
• Mark 14:12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

Commentaries on Luke 22:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The passover - , Luke 22:1, is the name of the festival; here is supposed to be the name of that on which they feasted, viz. the sacrificed paschal lamb. But see the notes on Matthew 26 (note), and especially the observations at the end of that chapter, ( Matthew 26:75; (note)).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 See this passage explained in the Matthew 26:17-19 notes, and Mark 14:12-16 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-18Verses 7-18 Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of the Lord's supper. Those who go upon Christ's word, need not fear disappointment. According to the orders given them, the disciples got all ready for the passover. Jesus bids this passover welcome. He desired it, though he knew his sufferings would follow, because it was in order to his Father's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Passover lamb was killed at twilight (the time between sunset and darkness). The Passover meal was then eaten that same evening (see Exodus 12:6–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-387. the day of unleavened bread--strictly the fifteenth Nisan (part of our March and April) after the paschal lamb was killed; but here, the fourteenth (Thursday). Into the difficult questions raised on this we cannot here enter.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:7

• Jesus, the Christ
• Passover

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Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings