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Weymouth New Testament

Luke 22:1

Meanwhile the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Judas Iscariot;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feast of the Passover, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Passover;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judas;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Death of Christ;   Offerings and Sacrifices;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Calendars;   Exodus;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Feasts;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Arrest ;   Betrayal;   Feasts;   Last Supper;   Leaven;   Passion Week;   Passover;   Passover (I.);   Time;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bread;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Passover;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Haggadah (Shel Pesaḥ);   Passover;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was approaching.
King James Version (1611)
Now ye feast of vnleuened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passeouer.
King James Version
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
English Standard Version
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
New Century Version
It was almost time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover Feast.
Amplified Bible
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.
Berean Standard Bible
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
Contemporary English Version
The Festival of Thin Bread, also called Passover, was near.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the festival of Matzah, known as Pesach, was approaching;
Darby Translation
Now the feast of unleavened bread, which [is] called the passover, drew nigh,
Easy-to-Read Version
It was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now the feast of vnleauened bread drewe neere, which is called the Passeouer.
George Lamsa Translation
NOW the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the passover, was at hand.
Good News Translation
The time was near for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover.
Lexham English Bible
Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.
Literal Translation
And the Feast of Unleavened Bread , being called Passover, drew near.
American Standard Version
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
Bible in Basic English
Now the feast of unleavened bread was near, which is called the Passover.
Hebrew Names Version
Now the feast of matzah drew near, which is called the Pesach.
International Standard Version
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near.Matthew 26:2; Mark 14:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
BUT the feast of the Phatiree, which is called Petscha, drew on.
Murdock Translation
And the feast of unleavened cakes, which is called the passover, drew near.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The feast of sweete breade drewe nye, which is called the Passouer.
English Revised Version
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
World English Bible
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the halidai of therf looues, that is seid pask, neiyede.
Update Bible Version
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
New English Translation
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
New King James Version
Matthew 26:1-5,14-16; Mark 14:1,2, 10,11; John 11:45-53">[xr] Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover.
New Living Translation
The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.
New Life Bible
The time for the supper of bread without yeast was near. It was the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.
New Revised Standard
Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the feast of the unleavened bread, which is called a Passover, was drawing near.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the pasch, was at hand.
Revised Standard Version
Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The feaste of swete breed drue nye whiche is called ester
Young's Literal Translation
And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The feast of swete bred (which is called Easter) drue nye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Now the feast of unleaven'd bread, which is call'd the passover,
THE MESSAGE
The Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, drew near. The high priests and religion scholars were looking for a way to do away with Jesus but, fearful of the people, they were also looking for a way to cover their tracks.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The festival that celebrates Passover was coming up soon.

Contextual Overview

1 Meanwhile the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people. 3 Satan, however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot) who was one of the Twelve. 4 He went and conferred with the High Priests and Commanders as to how he should deliver Him up to them. 5 This gave them great pleasure, and they agreed to pay him. 6 He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 12:6-23, Leviticus 23:5, Leviticus 23:6, Matthew 26:2, Mark 14:1, Mark 14:2, Mark 14:12, John 11:55-57, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 5:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:18 - General 2 Chronicles 30:21 - the feast Psalms 2:1 - rage Luke 22:7 - General John 13:1 - the feast Acts 4:27 - of a

Cross-References

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has you in its power but such as is common to human nature; and God is faithful and will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. But, when the temptation comes, He will also provide the way of escape; so that you may be able to bear it.
Hebrews 11:17
Through faith Abraham, as soon as God put him to the test, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had joyfully welcomed the promises was on the point of sacrificing his only son
James 2:21
Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
1 Peter 1:7
The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh,.... Which lasted seven days; during which the Jews eat their bread without leaven, in commemoration of the haste in which they went out of Egypt; being such, that they had not time to leaven their dough, but took it with their kneadingtroughs along with them, as it was; and as figurative of the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, with which the Gospel feast is to be kept; see Exodus 12:34.

Which is called the passover; because the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew all the firstborn in Egypt; now the time of this feast drew near, when the conspiracy was formed against the life of Christ: Matthew and Mark are more precise, and suggest, that it was two days before the passover; see

Matthew 26:2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:1-2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXII.

The chief priests and scribes plot our Lord's destruction, 1, 2.

Judas, at the instigation of the devil, betrays him, 3-6.

He eats his last supper with his disciples, 7-18.

Institutes the eucharist, 19, 20.

Announces one of his disciples as the traitor, 21-23:

The contention which should be greatest, 24-30.

Warns Peter against Satan's devices, 31, 32.

Peter's resolution, 33.

His denial foretold, 34.

Tells his disciples to make prudent provision for their own

support, 35-37.

The two swords, 38.

He goes to the Mount of Olives, and has his agony in the garden,

39-46.

Judas comes with a mob, 47, 48.

Peter cuts off the ear of the high priest's servant, which

Christ heals by a touch, 49-51.

He addresses the chief priests and captains of the temple,

52, 53.

They lead him to the high priest's house, and Peter follows and

denies his Master, 54-60.

Christ looks upon him, he is stung with remorse, and weeps

bitterly, 61, 62.

Jesus is mocked, and variously insulted, 63-65.

The next morning he is questioned before the council, 66, 67.

He acknowledges himself to be the Son of God, 68-70.

They condemn him, 71.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII.

Verse Luke 22:1. The feast of unleavened bread, c.] See this largely explained, Exodus 23:14, Leviticus 23:2-40, and on Matthew 26:2.


 
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