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?” ’
Parallel translations
- WEB 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?”’
- 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?’
- 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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Quick answer
Jesus instructs two disciples to find a host and request the guest room where He will keep the Passover with His disciples. It matters because Jesus deliberately prepares to fulfill the feast at His appointed hour.
Overview
On the day of Unleavened Bread, Jesus sends Peter and John ahead to arrange the Passover meal. His precise directions and the title 'the Teacher' show His authority and foreknowledge as events move toward the cross. This Passover becomes the setting in which Jesus reveals Himself as the true Passover Lamb whose blood delivers His people.
Cross-references & the web
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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