“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
- KJV Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
- NKJV “You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
- NASB “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”
- NLT “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
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Quick answer
Jesus tells His disciples that He will be crucified in two days, during Passover. It matters because He goes to the cross knowingly and deliberately, not as a victim of circumstance.
Overview
As Passover approaches, Jesus precisely foretells His death, showing His full awareness and willing acceptance of it. The timing is significant: He, the true Passover Lamb, will be sacrificed at the very feast commemorating Israel's deliverance. His foreknowledge underscores that the cross is the Father's plan, not an accident, and that Jesus lays down His life of His own accord.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Luke 22:1–2Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
- Mark 14:1–2Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
- John 13:1–2It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
- Matt 20:18–19“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
- John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- Luke 24:6–7He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
- Matt 26:24–25The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
- Matt 17:22When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
- John 18:2Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
- Matt 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Exod 34:25Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
- John 2:13When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- Exod 12:11–14This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
- Luke 22:15And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
- John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
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