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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:17

Matthew 26:17. On the first day of unleavened bread Being Thursday, the fourteenth day of the first month, Exodus 12:6; Exodus 12:15. The disciples came, saying, Where wilt thou that we prepare the passover? They meant at what house. And he said, Go into the city to such a man This implies that Jesus named the person to whom they were sent, though the evangelists have not thought it of importance to mention his name. He told them further, that on their entrance into the city they should... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:17-19

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 - Matthew 26:17

the first day. The eating of the Passover took place on the fourteenth of Nisan. See Exodus 12:6 , Exodus 12:8 , Exodus 12:18 . Leviticus 23:5 .Numbers 9:3 ; Numbers 28:16 . The fifteenth was the high sabbath, the first day of the feast. See Numbers 28:17 . Where . . . ? This question shows that the date was the fourteenth of Nisan. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:18

into. Greek. eis. App-104 . as in verses: Matthew 26:30 , Matthew 26:32 , Matthew 26:41 , Mat 30:45 , Mat 30:52 , Mat 30:71 . such a man = a certain one. Greek. deina. Occurs only here in N.T. Master = Teacher. App-98 . Matthew 26:3 . at thy house = with ( App-104 .) thee. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:19

had appointed. Greek. suntasso. Occurs only here, and Matthew 27:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:17

Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready the passover?Just what day of the week this was could never be known with positive certainty unless the exact year of the crucifixion could be determined. The first day of unleavened bread was the day before the preparation for the passover, namely the 13th of Nisan; and whether the Lord ate his last meal with the disciples on Wednesday or Thursday does not really matter. We do know... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:18

And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.Dummelow noted that:The Last Supper is here called the Passover, because in many respects it resembled it. It is not, however, certain that there was a lamb. Jesus himself was the Lamb; and, as he intended to supersede the type by the reality, it was not absolutely necessary for the type to be present.[8]Christ did not say, "I will eat the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:19

And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the passover.This refers to the preparation the disciples made for the Passover. They no doubt thought that Christ would actually eat the passover with them the following night, not on that very evening; for it would have been impossible for them to procure the lamb, properly slain and blessed in the temple, until the day following. They made it ready then, as far as the preparation could have been made; but events were to move... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:17-18

Matthew 26:17-18. Now, the first day of the feast, &c.— We learn from Mar 14:12 and Luk 22:7 that this was done the very day on which the paschal lamb was killed; for, though the feast of unleavened bread did not, properly speaking, begin till the 15th of the first month, as it is termedin Leviticus 23:5-6. Numbers 28:16-17.) yet they began to abstain from leavened bread on the evening of the 14th day. The passover [το πασχα ] means the paschal lamb; for the word is often used to denote the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:1-46

1. Preparations for Jesus’ crucifixion 26:1-46There were several events that led up to Jesus’ arrest. Matthew did not present them in strict chronological order but in a logical narrative order. read more

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