God’s Word Translation
Luke 22:1
1The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near.
Luke 22:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover.
Context of Luke 22:1
The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near. 2The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings were looking for some way to kill Jesus. However, they were afraid of the people. 3Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve apostles.
Read all of Luke 22Luke 22:1 word by word
Ἤγγιζεν δὲ ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων ἡ λεγομένη πάσχα,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Luke 22:1
- Exodus 12:6Take care of it until the fourteenth ⌞day⌟ of this month. “Then at dusk, all the assembled people from the community of Israel must slaughter their animals.
- Leviticus 23:5“The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the Lord’s Passover.
- Matthew 26:2“You know that the Passover will take place in two days. At that time the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- Mark 14:1It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings were looking for some underhanded way to arrest Jesus and to kill him.
- John 11:55The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Remove the old yeast ⌞of sin⌟ so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you don’t actually have the yeast ⌞of sin⌟. Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
Commentaries on Luke 22:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The feast of unleavened bread, etc. - See this largely explained, Exodus 23:14; (note); Leviticus 23:2-40 (note), and on Matthew 26:2; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1See the notes at Matthew 26:1-2.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The treachery of Judas. (1-6) The passover. (7-18) The Lord's supper instituted. (19-20) Christ admonishes the disciples. (21-38) Christ's agony in the garden. (39-46) Christ betrayed. (47-53) The fall of Peter. (54-62) Christ confesses himself to be the Son of God. (63-71) Verses 1-6 Christ knew all men, and had wise and holy ends in taking Judas to be a disciple. How he who knew Christ so well, came to betray him, we are here told; Satan entered into…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Passover meal was held on the 15th of Nisan (March~April) in the Jewish calendar and was immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:1–20; 23:15; 34:18; Deuteronomy 16:1–8). This feast is sometimes also called Passover.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-2. (See on Mt 26:1-5.)Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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