Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
- KJV And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
- 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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Jesus sent Peter and John to prepare the Passover meal.
Overview
Jesus, fully aware of all that lay ahead, calmly arranged for His final Passover with the disciples. He entrusted the preparations to two trusted apostles. This sets the stage for the Last Supper, where He would institute the Lord's Supper.
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Cross-references · 9
- Mark 14:13–16So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
- Acts 3:1One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Gal 4:4–5But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Acts 3:11While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 4:13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Matt 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
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