Luke 22:7

Jesus’ Final Passover with the Disciples

7 And the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which it was necessary [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 And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give [him] money.

6 And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.

7 And the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which it was necessary [for] the Passover lamb to be sacrificed.

8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go [and] prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat [it].

9 So they said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare [it]?"