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Luke 22:1

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

2 and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.

3 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
KJV
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
WEB
Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
ASV
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
DARBY
Now the feast of unleavened bread, which [is] called the passover, drew nigh,
BLB
And the Feast of the Unleavened, called the Passover, was drawing near.
ÅB
Men de usyrede brøds høytid, som kalles påske, var nær;
OTB
Nå nærmet de usyrede brøds høytid seg, som kalles påske.
B1930
Men de usyrede brøds høitid, som kalles påske, var nær;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 12:6–23

    You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

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  • Leviticus 23:5–6

    The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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  • Mark 14:1–2

    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

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  • Matthew 26:2–5

    “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

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  • John 11:55–57

    Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:7–8

    Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

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  • Mark 14:12

    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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