Matthew 26:17

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?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
first	πρώτῃ prōtē	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — dative singular feminine
bread	ἀζύμων azumōn	G106	unleavened · adjective — genitive plural neuter
disciples	μαθηταὶ mathētai	G3101	a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
came	προσῆλθον prosēlthon	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
saying	λέγοντες legontes	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
Where	ποῦ pou	G4226	as adverb of place · adverb — interrogative
that	θέλεις theleis	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
prepare	ἑτοιμάσωμέν hetoimasōmen	G2090	to prepare · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
eat	φαγεῖν phagein	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active infinitive
passover	πάσχα;¶ pascha	G3957	the Passover (the meal · noun — accusative singular neuter

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Cross-references

Luke 22:7-13 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
Exodus 12:18-20 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…
Mark 14:12-16 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare th…
Exodus 12:6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in th…
Exodus 13:6-8 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
Leviticus 23:5-6 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.
Numbers 28:16-17 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 16:1-4 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:17

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread,.... There were seven of these days, and this was the first of them, in which the Jews might not eat leavened bread, from the fourteenth, to the twenty first of the month Nisan; in commemoration of their being thrust out of Egypt, in so much haste, that they had not time to leaven the dough, which was in their kneading troughs: wherefore, according to their canons (c), on the night of the fourteenth day; that is, as Bartenora explains it, the night, the day following of which is the fourteenth, they search for leaven in all private places and corners, to bring; it out, and burn it, or break it into small pieces, and scatter it in the wind, o…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:14-20

Matthew 26:14-20 Matthew 26:14-20 Mark 14:10-17 Luke 22:3-14 14. Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, 15. And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. 16. And from that time he sought an opportunity to betray him. 17. Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where dost thou wish us to prepare for you to eat the passover? 18. And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master saith, My time is near; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 19. And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, an…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:14-16

Judas sold himself to the authorities (see also John 11:57), concealed it (Matt 26:25), and then took them to Jesus at the appropriate time so they could carry out their plans (26:47-56; see John 18:2). Later, Judas was overcome by guilt and committed suicide (Matt 27:3-10; see Acts 1:15-22). Judas was apparently known for his greed (Matt 26:14-15; John 12:4-6; 13:29). It is also possible that he was motivated by disappointment over the nature of Jesus’ reign as Messiah, his own humiliation over the anointing of Jesus (see John 12:1-8), or resentment over the leadership of the Galilean apostles, Peter, James, and John. Whatever his motivation, Judas’s betrayal was a part of God’s sovereign p…

The Church Fathers

The first day of unleavened bread is the fourteenth day of the first month, when the lamb is killed, the moon is at full, and leaven is put away.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 17) Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 'Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?' The first day of Unleavened Bread is the fourteenth day of the first month, when the lamb is sacrificed and the moon is full, and the yeast is thrown out. Among the disciples who came to Jesus, they asked him, 'Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?' And I suspect Judas to have been the traitor.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

And observe that with the Jews, the Passover is celebrated on the first day, and the following seven are called the days of unleavened bread; but here the first day of unleavened bread means the day of the Passover. But perhaps some one will say, If that typical lamb bore a type of this the true lamb, how did not Christ suffer on the night on which this was always killed? It is to be noted, that on this night, He committed to His disciples the mysteries of His flesh and blood to be celebrated, and then also being seized and bound by the Jews, He hallowed the commencement of His sacrifice, i. e. His Passion. The disciples came unto him; among these no doubt was the traitor Judas.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Eucharist (The Lord’s Supper) · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Feast Of The Passover, The · Christ always observed — Christ always observed
Passover · Observed by Jesus — Observed by Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).