Luke 22:7

7 Then came the day of matzah, on which the Passover lamb had to be killed.

Luke 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:7

Then came the day of unleavened bread
The first of them, the fourteenth day of the month Nisan: when the passover must be killed;
that is, the passover lamb, as the Persic version renders it; and which, according to the law in ( Exodus 12:6 ) was to be done between the two evenings; (See Gill on Matthew 26:17).

Luke 22:7 In-Context

5 They were pleased and offered to pay him money.
6 He agreed and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Yeshua without the people's knowledge.
7 Then came the day of matzah, on which the Passover lamb had to be killed.
8 Yeshua sent Kefa and Yochanan, instructing them, "Go and prepare our Seder, so we can eat."
9 They asked him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?"
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