Luke 22:7

The Last Supper

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

Luke 22:7 in Other Translations

7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

7 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.

7 The Day of Unleavened Bread came, the day the Passover lamb was butchered.

7 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must be sacrificed.

7 The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed.

7 Then the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

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 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

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

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 12:18-20; Deuteronomy 16:5-8; S Mark 14:12