Mark 14:12

“And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples say to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?””
Mark 14:12 · direct translation from the Greek

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AndΚαὶon the firstτῇ πρώτῃdayἡμέρᾳof Unleavened Bread,τῶν ἀζύμωνwhenὅτεthey sacrificedἔθυονthe Passover lamb,τὸ πάσχαhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦsayλέγουσινto him,αὐτῷ“WhereΠοῦdo you wantθέλειςus to goἀπελθόντεςand prepareἑτοιμάσωμενforἵναyou to eatφάγῃςthe Passover?”τὸ πάσχα

Theme · Exodus 12:21

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Mark 14:12 says that on the first day of Unleavened Bread “they sacrificed the Passover”; Exodus 12:21 uses the same expression: “slaughter the Passover.”

The same term appears in both passages.

ἔθυονethyonG2380שַׁחֲטוּshajatuH7819“sacrifice”
πάσχαpaschaG3957פָּסַחpasajH6453“Passover”

Passoverפֶּסַח / πάσχαפסח pascha

Name of the feast of the fourteenth day of the first month and of the animal that was sacrificed at it (Exodus 12:6, 21). Exodus 12:27 explains it with the verb pasach, “pass over”: YHWH passed over the houses of the Israelites. On the following day the seven days of unleavened bread began (Leviticus 23:5-6).

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Mark 14:12, word by word

on the firstπρώτῃprōtēi

first

The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.

Where else “prōtēi” appears

dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmerai” appears

of Unleavened Breadἀζύμωνazymōn

unleavened

Without yeast. The "unleavened bread" is the festival of Passover week.

Where else “azymōn” appears

they sacrificedἔθυονethyon

sacrifice

To slaughter an animal to offer it to God or to a god.

Where else “ethyon” appears

the Passover lambπάσχαpascha

Passover

Passover: the feast that remembered the going out from Egypt; also the lamb and the meal of that night.

Where else “pascha” appears

his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai

disciple

A follower of Jesus.

Where else “mathētai” appears

sayλέγουσινlegousin

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legousin” appears

“WhereΠοῦPou

where?

Where?

Where else “Pou” appears

do you wantθέλειςtheleis

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “theleis” appears

us to goἀπελθόντεςapelthontes

go away

To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.

Where else “apelthontes” appears

and prepareἑτοιμάσωμενhetoimasōmen

prepare

Prepare, make ready.

Where else “hetoimasōmen” appears

you to eatφάγῃςphagēis

eat

Eat.

Where else “phagēis” appears

Translation note

“Sacrifice the Passover” means to sacrifice the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:6, 21).

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Preparing the Passover

Matthew 26:17-19 Luke 22:7-13

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Mark 14:12-16

¹²And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples say to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” ¹³And he sends two of his disciples and says to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, ¹⁴and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ ¹⁵And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; and prepare for us there.” ¹⁶And the disciples went out and came into the city and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

Matthew 26:17-19

¹⁷Now 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?” ¹⁸And he said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; at your house I am keeping the Passover with my disciples.”’” ¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

Luke 22:7-13

⁷And the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” ⁹And they said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?” ¹⁰And he said to them, “Look, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house into which he enters. ¹¹And you will say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ ¹²And that one will show you a large upstairs room furnished; prepare it there.” ¹³And they went away and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

The context

11And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might conveniently hand him over.

12 · This verse (above)

13And he sends two of his disciples and says to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him,

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To study Mark 14 in a group

1. What it says
What did Jesus do with the bread and the cup at the meal, and what did he say (vv. 22–24)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus pray in Gethsemane, “not what I want, but what you want” (vv. 32–36)?
3. How I live it
The disciples fell asleep while Jesus prayed (vv. 37–41). How can you stay with someone who is going through a hard time?

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