And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there.”
- BSB And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
- NKJV Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready.”
- NASB And he will show you a large, furnished upstairs room; prepare it there.”
- NLT He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.”
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Quick answer
The host will provide a large, furnished upper room ready for the meal, and the disciples are to make preparations there. It shows Jesus' sovereign provision and ordering of even the smallest details.
Overview
Jesus' detailed knowledge that a furnished upper room would be available underscores His divine foresight as He moves toward Calvary. The arrangement quietly displays God's providence over the unfolding of redemption. This room becomes the place where Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper, the memorial of His saving death.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
- Acts 16:14–15And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
- Acts 20:8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
- John 2:25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
- John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
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