Bible Strands
Luke 22:8
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus instructs Peter and John to arrange the Passover meal on the day designated for sacrificing the Passover lamb.
The words — The imperative ἑτοιμὰσατε (hetoimasate) literally commands "do prepare," stressing immediate action by the recipients.
The thread — This directive mirrors the sending of two disciples in Mark 14:13 and aligns with Peter and John’s documented movements in Acts 3:1.
Why it lands — The text demands prompt compliance with a specific divine instruction before any details of location are provided.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:13 So 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,
- Luke 1:6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Acts 3:1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Acts 3:11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 4:13 When 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 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 8:14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Galatians 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Matthew 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.