Luke 22:1

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 drew near, which is called the Passover. 2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3Then Satan entered into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

Luke 22:1 word by word

Ἤγγιζεν δὲ ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων ἡ λεγομένη πάσχα,Read the interlinear

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• breadἄζυμοςazumos · unleavenedG106
• nearἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• Passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957

Cross-references for Luke 22:1

• Exodus 12:6And ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
• Leviticus 23:5In the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the LORD’S passover.
• Matthew 26:2Ye know that after two days is the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
• Mark 14:1After two days wasthe feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
• John 11:55And the Jews’ passover was near at hand: and many went out of the country to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Therefore purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is 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

In the dictionaries

• unleavened bread
• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Reckon
• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Luke, the Gospel of

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