Luk 22:7 | RWP | e4.org | The day of unleavened bread came ( ηλθεν η ημερα των αζυμων ). The day itself came, not simply was drawing nigh (verse ). Must be sacrificed ( εδε θυεσθα ). This was Nisan 14 which began at sunset. Luke is a Gentile and this fact must be borne in mind. The lamb must be slain by the head of the family ( ). The controversy about the day when Christ ate the last passover meal has already been discussed ( ; ). The Synoptics clearly present this as a fact. Jesus was then crucified on Friday at the passover or Thursday (our time) at the regular hour 6 P.M. (beginning of Friday). The five passages in John ( .; ; ; ; ) rightly interpreted teach the same thing as shown in my Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ (pp.279-284).

‏ Luke 22:7

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

Must be sacrificed ( εδε θυεσθα ). This was Nisan 14 which began at sunset. Luke is a Gentile and this fact must be borne in mind. The lamb must be slain by the head of the family (Ex 12:6). The controversy about the day when Christ ate the last passover meal has already been discussed (Mt 26:17; Mr 14:12). The Synoptics clearly present this as a fact. Jesus was then crucified on Friday at the passover or Thursday (our time) at the regular hour 6 P.M. (beginning of Friday). The five passages in John (13:1f.; 13:27; 18:28; 19:14; 19:31) rightly interpreted teach the same thing as shown in my Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ (pp.279-284).