A Jewish festival that celebrates when God saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Key References
“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
All Scripture References (27)
Matthew (4)
“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
Mark (4)
Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
Luke (7)
Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
John (9)
When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
Acts (1)
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
1 Corinthians (1)
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
Hebrews (1)
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.