Luke 22:1

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

Luke 22:1 in Other Translations

1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.

1 The Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, drew near.

1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near.

1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was drawing near.

1 The Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was 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 Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.

4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.

5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

Cross References

• 1. S John 11:55