Matthew 26:17

“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?””
Matthew 26:17 · direct translation from the Greek

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Nowδὲon the firstΤῇ πρώτῃdayof Unleavened Breadτῶν ἀζύμωνthe disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶcameπροσῆλθονto Jesus,τῷ Ἰησοῦsaying,λέγοντες“WhereΠοῦdo you wantθέλειςus to prepareἑτοιμάσωμένfor youσοιto eatφαγεῖνthe Passover?”τὸ πάσχα

Theme · Exodus 12:15-20

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Matthew 26:17 names the first day of unleavened bread; Exodus 12:15-20 commands eating it for seven days, from the first day.

The same term appears in both passages.

ἀζύμωνazymōnG106מַצּוֹתmatsotH4682“unleavened”

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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Matthew 26:17, word by word

on the firstπρώτῃprōtēi

first

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

Where else “prōtēi” appears

of Unleavened Breadἀζύμωνazymōn

unleavened

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

Where else “azymōn” appears

the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai

disciple

A follower of Jesus.

Where else “mathētai” appears

cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthon

come near

To come up close to someone, go toward them.

Where else “prosēlthon” appears

to JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsou” appears

sayingλέγοντεςlegontes

say

To express something in words to others.

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“WhereΠοῦPou

where?

Where?

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do you wantθέλειςtheleis

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

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us to prepareἑτοιμάσωμένhetoimasōmen

prepare

Prepare, make ready.

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to eatφαγεῖνphagein

eat

Eat.

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the Passoverπάσχαpascha

Passover

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

Where else “pascha” appears

Translation note

The feast of Unleavened Bread followed the Passover (Exodus 12:15-20); the two names were used for the whole feast.

Parallel passages

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

Preparing the Passover

Mark 14:12-16 Luke 22:7-13

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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.

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.

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

16And from then on he was looking for an opportunity to hand him over.

17 · This verse (above)

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.”’”

Read all of Matthew 26

To study Matthew 26 in a group

1. What it says
What did the woman do with the jar of perfume, and what did Jesus say about it (vv. 7, 10–13)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus say about his blood as he gives the cup to the disciples (vv. 27–28)?
3. How I live it
Peter said he would never deny him, and then did (vv. 33–35, 69–75). How can you start over after failing someone?

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