He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
- BSB Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover.”
- NKJV And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
- NASB And so Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”
- NLT Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, “Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together.”
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- Mark 14:13–16He sent two of his disciples, and said to them, “Go into the city, and there you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,
- Acts 3:1Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Gal 4:4–5But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
- Acts 3:11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- Luke 1:6They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
- Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 8:14Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
- Matt 3:15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
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