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Luke 22:7

What does Luke 22:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 22:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 22:7 means

Luke notes the specific day when the Passover lamb must be sacrificed, signaling that God’s appointed time has arrived. The language intentionally evokes the requirement of a spotless lamb slain for deliverance. In this context, Jesus will preside over the meal and reveal its deeper fulfillment in Himself. The verse reminds readers that the Passover is not a vague festival but a sacrifice-centered memorial. As the day dawns, the disciples will act under Jesus’ direction. He is not a passive victim; He orchestrates the observance that He will transform. The necessity—“must be sacrificed”—echoes the divine “must” of Jesus’ mission to suffer and save, aligning the calendar with the cross.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must be sacrificed.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must be sacrificed.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the day of unleavened bread came, when the Passover lamb is put to death.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the day of the unleavened bread came, on which it was necessary that the pasch should be killed.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the day of unleavened bread came, in which the passover was to be killed.

Context

After the clandestine arrangement by Judas, Luke returns to sacred preparation. This verse marks the transition from plotting to Passover. Immediately Jesus will send Peter and John to make the meal ready, demonstrating His authority and foresight. What follows includes specific instructions about finding the room and preparing. Later at table, Jesus will teach about His suffering, share bread and cup, expose the betrayer, and define servant greatness. The sacrificial day frames all that unfolds.

v.6And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

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v.8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 12:6

    and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even.

  • Luke 22:1

    Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

  • Matthew 26:17

    Now on the firstdayof unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

  • Mark 14:12

    And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?

  • 1 Corinthians 5:7

    Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

  • Exodus 12:18

    In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

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