King James Version
What Does Matthew 26:2 Mean?
“Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.”
Context
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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
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Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
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Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
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And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **After two days is the feast of the passover.**—Assuming (as the facts of the case lead us to assume, but see Notes on John 13:1) the Last Supper to have coincided with the actual Paschal Feast, the point of time at which the words were spoken would either be some time on what we should call the Tuesday evening of the Passion week, or, following the Jewish mode of speech which found three days in the interval between our Lord’s entombment and resurrection, on the morning or afternoon of Wednesday.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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