Luke 22:7

7 When the day of the Unleavened Bread came--the day for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed--

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 This gave them great pleasure, and they agreed to pay him.

6 He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

7 When the day of the Unleavened Bread came--the day for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed--

8 Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

9 "Where shall we prepare it?" they asked.