Matthew 26:20

Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
when	γενομένης genomenēs	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular feminine
even	Ὀψίας Opsias	G3798	late · adjective — genitive singular feminine
come	γίνομαι gínomai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate)
down	ἀνέκειτο anekeito	G345	to recline (as a corpse or at a meal) · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
with	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
twelve	δώδεκα dōdeka	G1427	two and ten · adjective — numeral, indeclinable

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Cross-references

Mark 14:17-21 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray m…
Exodus 12:11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is…
Song of Solomon 1:12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
Luke 22:14-16 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:20

Now when the even was come,.... The second evening, when the sun was set, and it was dark, and properly night; for "on the evenings of the passovers near the Minchah, a man might not eat , "until it was dark" (p).'' This was according to the rule, Exodus 12:8, he sat down with the twelve, his twelve disciples; so the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel; and which also adds, "at table"; even all the twelve apostles, who were properly his family, and a sufficient number for a passover lamb (q): for "they do not kill the passover for a single man, according to the words of R. Judah, though R. Jose permits it: yea, though the society consists of an hundr…

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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 26:18

My time: The Messiah would now complete the work for which he was commissioned, to die for the sins of the world.

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The Church Fathers

For this reason also, because in Christ's Passion, wherein the true sun hasted to his setting, eternal refreshment was made ready for all believers.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 20.) And when evening came, he was reclining at table with the twelve disciples. Judas acts in such a way that suspicion of being a traitor is removed.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

With the twelve, it is said, for Judas was personally among them, though he had ceased to be so in merit. And it is beautifully said, When even was come, because it was in the evening that the Lamb was wont to be slain.
— 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).