Luke 22:1

The Chief Priests and Scribes Plot to Kill Jesus

1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.

Luke 22:1 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:1

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh
Which lasted seven days; during which the Jews eat their bread without leaven, in commemoration of the haste in which they went out of Egypt; being such, that they had not time to leaven their dough, but took it with their kneadingtroughs along with them, as it was; and as figurative of the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, with which the Gospel feast is to be kept; see ( Exodus 12:34 ) ( 1 Corinthians 5:8 ) . Which is called the passover;
because the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew all the firstborn in Egypt; now the time of this feast drew near, when the conspiracy was formed against the life of Christ: Matthew and Mark are more precise, and suggest, that it was two days before the passover; see ( Matthew 26:2 ) ( Mark 14:1 ) .

Luke 22:1 In-Context

1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.

2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

3 And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.

4 And he went away [and] discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them.

5 And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give [him] money.