Bible Strands
Matthew 26:17
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The disciples approach Jesus on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread to ask where He wants them to prepare the Passover meal.
The words — προσῆλθον (prosēlthon) means "came" or "approached," and ἀζύμων (azymōn) translates to "unleavened." These terms anchor the event in the specific timing and ritual requirements of the Jewish festival.
The thread — Matthew parallels this moment with Mark 14:12 and Luke 22:7, while Exodus 12:18 establishes the prescribed timeframe for consuming unleavened bread.
Why it lands — The text records a practical question about meal preparation that immediately precedes Jesus’ instructions for the location of the Passover. It requires the reader to observe how ordinary arrangements align with the unfolding narrative of betrayal and fulfillment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
Cross-references
- Luke 22:7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
- Exodus 12:18 In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
- Mark 14:12 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Exodus 13:6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
- Leviticus 23:5 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
- Numbers 28:16 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
- Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- 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.
- Matthew 17:24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”