Luke 22:9

9 "Where shall we prepare it?" they asked.

Luke 22:9 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:9

And they said unto him, where wilt thou that we prepare?
] Meaning, not in what village, town, or city, for it was a fixed and determined thing, that the passover should be eaten at Jerusalem, and nowhere else; see ( Deuteronomy 16:2 ) , but in what house in Jerusalem?

Luke 22:9 In-Context

7 When the day of the Unleavened Bread came--the day for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed--

8 Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

9 "Where shall we prepare it?" they asked.

10 "You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,

11 and say to the master of the house, "`The Rabbi asks you, Where is the room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?'