Luke 22:9

9 They said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare it?"

Luke 22:9 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:9

And they said unto him, where wilt thou that we prepare?
] Meaning, not in what village, town, or city, for it was a fixed and determined thing, that the passover should be eaten at Jerusalem, and nowhere else; see ( Deuteronomy 16:2 ) , but in what house in Jerusalem?

Luke 22:9 In-Context

7 Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
8 And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it."
9 They said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare it?"
10 And He said to them, "When you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.
11 "And you shall say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'
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