Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 26:1-2

"And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified." — Matthew 26:1-2 (ASV)

Our Lord, having finished all these sayings about the destruction of Jerusalem, His own Second Advent and the great Day of Judgment, brought back the thoughts of His disciples to His own death. He had often foretold what the end of His life would be. He now states definitely when it would be, You know that after two days is the feast of the passover.

In a sense that they probably did not fully comprehend, the passover, the one great passover, was about to be observed. After two days, the Paschal Lamb of God, Christ our passover, would be slain.

His betrayal was so certain and so near that it might be spoken of as already accomplished, the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. The time for Christ to be delivered up into the hands of sinners had almost arrived, and once His enemies had Him in their power, they would never rest until He was crucified.