Luke 22:7

The Last Supper

7 Then the day of Unleavened Bread came. That was the time the Passover lamb 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 agreed to give him money.

6 Judas accepted their offer. He watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them. He wanted to do it when no crowd was around.

7 Then the day of Unleavened Bread came. That was the time the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

8 Jesus sent Peter and John on ahead. "Go," he told them. "Prepare for us to eat the Passover meal."

9 "Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked.