When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- KJV And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
- NKJV Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- NASB The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- NLT It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
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As Passover approached, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He observes the appointed feast and enters the city where He will confront the temple's corruption.
Overview
John notes the first of several Passovers in his Gospel, framing Jesus' ministry around Israel's redemptive festivals. Going 'up' to Jerusalem and its temple, Jesus comes to the heart of Jewish worship. The mention of Passover, the feast of redemption, fittingly precedes acts that point to the redemption Jesus Himself will accomplish.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 2:41Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
- John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- John 2:23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- Exod 12:6–14You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Deut 16:1–8Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- John 5:1Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 6:4Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
- Num 28:16–25The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
- Deut 16:16Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
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