Luke 22:15

And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His apostles as He reclines at the table with them at the onset of the Passover meal. The declaration occurs immediately before His suffering, marking the transition from the feast to the events that will follow.

The words — The verb ἐπεθύμησα (epethumēsa) literally means "I have desired," intensified by the surrounding context to convey urgent longing. This lexical choice highlights a sustained, deliberate yearning to complete this specific meal before His impending trial.

The thread — The motif of urgent anticipation before a divinely appointed event appears in Luke 12:50, where Jesus expresses distress until His baptism is accomplished. It aligns with John 4:34, which identifies His primary motivation as accomplishing the work of the One who sent Him.

Why it lands — The text records Jesus stating a firm desire to share this Passover before His suffering, explicitly linking the meal to His impending death. It requires the reader to acknowledge that purposeful obedience precedes and frames the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

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The Greek words

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King James Version

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

Cross-references

Luke 12:50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
John 13:1 It 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.
John 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.