New King James Version
Luke 22:1
1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.
Context of Luke 22:1
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. 2And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. 3Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among 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 12:6Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.
- Leviticus 23:5On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.
- Matthew 26:2“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
- Mark 14:1After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death.
- John 11:55And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
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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