New English Translation
Luke 22:1
1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
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
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. 2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.
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Ἤγγιζεν δὲ ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων ἡ λεγομένη πάσχα,Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 22:1
- Exodus 12:6You must care for it until the fourteenth day of this month, and then the whole community of Israel will kill it around sundown.
- Leviticus 23:5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to the Lord.
- Matthew 26:2“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- Mark 14:1Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
- John 11:55Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, and many people went up to Jerusalem from the rural areas before the Passover to cleanse themselves ritually.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough – you are, in fact, without yeast. For 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
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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
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