Luke 22:7

Disciples prepare for the Passover

7 The Day of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover had 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 They were delighted and arranged payment for him.

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?"