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When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.
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The Appointed Hour
Commentators explain that "the hour" was the specific, appointed evening for the Passover meal. The phrase "sat down" actually means "reclined," reflecting the formal posture for this significant feast. This simple verse sets a solemn and deliberate stage for the institution of the Lord's Supper and Jesus's final hours.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When the hour was come. The hour of eating the paschal lamb, which was in the evening. (See Barnes on Matthew 26:20.)
Sat down (ανεπεσεν). Reclined, fell back (or up). Second aorist active of αναπιπτω.
19th Century
Anglican
And when the hour was come.—See Notes on Matthew 26:20; Mark 14:17. The other Gospels name “the evening.” Luke…
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Baptist
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…
Luke forges a strong link between the Passover and the concept of redemption. This passage also exhibits the strong orientation to the future that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the hour was come When it was evening, the last of the two evenings, when it was dark, at least after six o…
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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…
