Now before the feast of the passover (προ δε της εορτης του πασχα). Just before, John means, not twenty-four hours before, that is…

The feast of the Passover. See commentary on Matthew 26:2 and Matthew 26:17.

His hour was come. This refers to the hour ap…

Now before the feast of the passover.—Compare to John 12:1; John 12:12; John 12:36, and Excursu…

Now before the feast of the passover,—

Or, just as it was about to begin,—

When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he …

Theophylact of Ohrid: Our Lord, about to depart from this life, shows His great care for His disciples: Now before the …

The full Johannine account of the Passion begins at this point. John alludes to the nearness of the Passover as if to remind his reader that Jesus …

Before the feast of the passover. John intentionally passes by many things which, he knew, had been related by Matthew and others. He unde…

Now before the feast of the pa over
This feast was instituted as a memorial of the deliverance of the children of Is…

Our Lord Jesus has a people in the world that are His own; He has purchased them, and paid dearly for them, and He has set them apart for Himself. …

1. Previously, the Evangelist presented some of the events leading to Christ’s pa ion and death; in this part, he shows how Christ prepared …