Luke 22:8
6 Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover.”
9 “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
10 He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
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
- Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover.”
- KJV
- And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
- WEB
- Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
- ASV
- And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat.
- DARBY
- And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat [it].
- BLB
- And He sent Peter and John, having said, “Having gone, prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
- ÅB
- Og han sendte Peter og Johannes avsted og sa: Gå bort og gjør i stand påskelammet for oss, så vi kan spise det!
- OTB
- Jesus sendte Peter og Johannes og instruerte dem: “Gå og forbered påsken for oss å spise.”
- B1930
- Og han sendte Peter og Johannes avsted og sa: Gå bort og gjør i stand påskelammet for oss, så vi kan ete det!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 14:13–16
So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
Read in contextActs 3:11
While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
Read in contextActs 4:13
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Read in contextLuke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Read in contextActs 3:1
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Read in contextActs 4:19
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
Read in contextActs 8:14
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
Read in contextGalatians 4:4–5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
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