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He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,
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Jesus' Intense Longing
The phrase "With desire I have desired" is a Hebrew expression for intense, heartfelt longing. Commentators explain that Jesus' deep desire was not just for the ritual, but for one last moment of intimate fellowship with His disciples before His suffering. This reveals the profound, personal nature of His love for His followers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With desire I have desired. This is a Hebrew form of expression, and means I have greatly desired. The reasons why he desired thi…
With desire I have desired (επιθυμια επεθυμησα). A Hebraism common in the LXX. Associative instrumental case of substantive and fi…
19th Century
Anglican
With desire I have desired.—The peculiar mode of expressing intensity by the use of a cognate noun with the verb of actio…
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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 he said to them The twelve apostles, as they were eating the passover, it being usual to talk and converse much …
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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…
