Luke 22:15
13 So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
14 When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.
And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
16 For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
17 After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
- KJV
- And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
- WEB
- He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,
- ASV
- And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
- DARBY
- And he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.
- BLB
- And He said to them, “With desire I desired to eat this Passover with you⁺ before I suffer.
- ÅB
- Og han sa til dem: Jeg har hjertelig lengtet etter å spise dette påskelam med dere før jeg lider;
- OTB
- Han sa til dem, “Jeg har lengtet etter å spise denne påsken med dere før jeg lider.
- B1930
- Og han sa til dem: Jeg har hjertelig lengtet efter å ete dette påskelam med eder før jeg lider;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Read in contextJohn 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
Read in contextJohn 13:1
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
Read in contextJohn 17:1
When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
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