Bible Strands
Matthew 26:2
“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples immediately after concluding a discourse, just before the chief priests and elders gather in the courtyard of the high priest Caiaphas.
The words — οἴδατε (oidate) translates literally as “you know,” and γινεται (ginetai) means “takes place” or “happens.”
The thread — The two-day Passover countdown appears in Mark 14:1, while Luke 22:1 notes only that the feast was approaching, and Matthew 20:18 records the parallel prediction of the Son of Man being delivered.
Why it lands — The text states the Passover timeline and the Son of Man’s impending crucifixion as direct declarations. It requires the reader to acknowledge the precise chronological marker and accept the prediction as a factual statement of events.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:1 Now 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.
- Luke 22:1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
- Matthew 20:18 “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 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.
- Matthew 17:22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
- Matthew 26:24 The 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.”
- Luke 24:6 He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
- John 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- John 18:2 Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
- Exodus 12:11 This 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.