King James Version
What Does Luke 22:7 Mean?
“Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.”
Context
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And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
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And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. in the: or, without tumult
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Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
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And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
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And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7-13) **Then came the day of unleavened bread.**—See Notes on Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16. St. Luke, like St. Mark, writing for Gentiles, adds the explanatory note, “when the Passover must be killed,” or, better, *sacrificed.* (Comp. “Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us,” in 1Corinthians 5:7.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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