Bible Strands
Luke 22:13
So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus instructs two disciples at the moment of sending them to locate a furnished upper room in Jerusalem for the Passover meal.
The words — ἀπελθόντες (apelthontes) means "having gone," and ἡτοίμασαν (hētoimasan) means "they prepared." These aorist participles and verbs mark the immediate execution of the prior command.
The thread — The exact fulfillment of Jesus' directions echoes the obedience in John 2:5 and the reliable outcome in Luke 19:32, while affirming the permanence of His speech in Luke 21:33.
Why it lands — The text states the disciples went, found the room exactly as described, and made the preparations. It requires the reader to acknowledge Jesus' precise foreknowledge and to act without delay when given His instruction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Cross-references
- Luke 19:32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
- Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- John 11:40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”