Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The day of unleavened bread came (ηλθεν η ημερα των αζυμων). The day itself came, not simply was drawing nigh (verse 1).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Then came the day of unleavened bread.—See Notes on Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12–16. St. Luke, like St. Mark, writing f…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be killed. And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for u…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Titus of Bostra: Our Lord, in order to leave us a heavenly Passover, ate a typical one, removing the figure so that the t…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Luke now sharpens his chronology, clearly stating it was the day of sacrifice—normally Nisan 14. The actual Passover meal was celebrated after sund…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then came the day of unleavened bread
The first of them, the fourteenth day of the month Nisan: when the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the Passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of t…

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