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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 22:7-13

139. Jesus prepares the Passover (Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13)Normally the Jews killed the sacrificial lamb on the afternoon of Passover day, and ate it together in a meal that night (cf. Exodus 12:6,Exodus 12:8). Jesus knew he was to die as the sacrificial lamb on Passover day, and therefore he prepared the meal a day earlier. He would eat the meal with his disciples the evening before Passover, but probably without a lamb, since he himself was to be the lamb.Knowing that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 22:8

eat = eat [it]: not the Lamb, but the Feast = the Chagigah. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 22:8

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go make ready for us the passover, that we may eat.It is not actually the Passover meal that Jesus ate, but a similar meal in anticipation of it. Jesus was on the cross when the paschal lambs were slain, and in his tomb when Israel ate the Passover the following night (see under John 18:28 in my Commentary on John). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:7-13

B. The preparations for the Passover 22:7-13 (cf. Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16)Luke recorded more details of these preparations than the other synoptic evangelists. Against the backdrop of a plot to arrest Him, Jesus comes across as the one who is in control and is quietly directing the events leading to the Cross (cf. Luke 19:29-35). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:8-9

Only Luke recorded the names of the disciples whom Jesus sent to prepare for the Passover meal. Peter and John, of course, later became Jesus’ chief servants as leaders of the Christians in Jerusalem (cf. Acts 3:1-2; Acts 8:14). This detail links the Gospel and Acts. Luke also stressed Jesus’ initiation of plans to observe the Passover. These plans were confidential to avoid premature arrest. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 22:1-71

Treason of Judas. The Last Supper. The Agony in the Garden. Arrest of Jesus. The Jewish Trial1-6. Conspiracy of the chief priests. Treachery of Judas (Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:1-2, Mark 14:10-11). See on Mt. St. Luke omits the anointing at Bethany, because he has already recorded a similar incident (Luke 7:37).4. Captains] i.e. the Levitical guard or police of the Temple, not the Roman garrison of Jerusalem.7-13. Preparations for the Last Supper (Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12). See... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:7-13

(7-13) Then came the day of unleavened bread.—See Notes on Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16. St. Luke, like St. Mark, writing for Gentiles, adds the explanatory note, “when the Passover must be killed,” or, better, sacrificed. (Comp. “Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us,” in 1 Corinthians 5:7.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:8

(8) He sent Peter and John.—St. Luke’s is the only Gospel that gives the names of the two disciples. They were together now, as they were afterwards in John 20:3; John 21:20; Acts 3:1. We may, perhaps, recognise the purpose of a loving insight in the act which thus brought the two disciples together at a time when our Lord foresaw how much one would need the love and sympathy of the other. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 22:1-71

Sacramental Thoughts Luke 22:15 It seems almost unjust to these words to speak them loudly. Oh, that we had the power to whisper into the most distant, ear without raising the voice at all! There are far-reaching whispers. The Holy Spirit may now take up our poor weakness and whisper to each listening soul this mournful but most thrilling text. We cannot get rid of the blood-shedding, because it was Jesus Himself who told us about the blood, and His own blood, and why it was shed, and for whom... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 22:1-71

Chapter 24THE WATCH IN GETHSEMANE.HITHERTO the life of Jesus has been comparatively free from sorrow and from pain. With the exception of the narrow strip of wilderness which fell between the Baptism and His inaugural miracle, the Divine Life has lain for the most part in the sunshine, above the fret and fever of anxious thought and care. True, He had enemies, whose hatred was persistent and virulent; the shafts of calumny fell around Him in one steady rain; His motives were constantly... read more

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