He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Get ready for us there.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
- BSB And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
- NKJV Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.”
- NASB And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us 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 man will show them a large, furnished upper room ready for use. Everything is prepared for Jesus' final meal with his disciples.
Overview
The spacious, furnished upper room is ready exactly as Jesus said, confirming his foreknowledge once more. In this room Jesus would share the Passover, wash the disciples' feet, and institute the new covenant in his blood. The readiness of the place quietly testifies that the Lord has gone before, arranging all things for the great events to come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Acts 1:13When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- Ps 110:3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
- Prov 21:1–2The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
- Acts 20:8There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
- 2 Chr 6:30then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of men)
- John 21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
- Prov 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
- John 2:24–25But Jesus didn’t trust himself to them, because he knew everyone,
- 2 Tim 2:19However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”
- Heb 4:13There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
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