Luke 22:8

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

Luke 22:8 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:8

And he sent Peter and John
That is, Jesus sent them, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it; these were two favourite disciples of Christ, and were now sent by him from Bethany to Jerusalem: saying, go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat;
it together; so servants used to be sent, to go and prepare the passover for their masters; (See Gill on Matthew 26:17).

Luke 22:8 In-Context

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]?"

10 And he said to them, "Behold, [when] you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("go") has been translated as a finite verb
• [b] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation