Luke 22:8

8 Jesus sent Peter and John with this task: " Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover meal."

Luke 22:8 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:8

And he sent Peter and John
That is, Jesus sent them, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it; these were two favourite disciples of Christ, and were now sent by him from Bethany to Jerusalem: saying, go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat;
it together; so servants used to be sent, to go and prepare the passover for their masters; (See Gill on Matthew 26:17).

Luke 22:8 In-Context

6 He agreed and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them—a time when the crowds would be absent.

7 The Day of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover had to be sacrificed.

8 Jesus sent Peter and John with this task: "Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover meal."

9 They said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?"

10 Jesus replied, "When you go into the city, a man carrying a water jar will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters.