Tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’
Parallel translations
- KJV And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
- BSB and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
- NKJV Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’
- NASB And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’
- NLT say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’
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Cross-references · 6
- John 11:28When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here, and is calling you.”
- Luke 19:34They said, “The Lord needs it.”
- Luke 19:31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
- Matt 21:3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
- Luke 19:5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
- Rev 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
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