But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

noon] on the Day of Preparation for the Passover Festival. [Note: This would be the day before the Passover Festival]. And Pilate said to the Jews, "Look, [here is] your king!"

Now it was the Day of Preparation [Note: This was the day before the Passover Festival began, and fell on a Friday that year], and the Jews did not permit bodies to remain on a cross over the Sabbath day. (Besides, that Sabbath day was a special day [i.e., since it was both the Passover and the regular weekly Sabbath, as well]). So, they asked Pilate to have Jesus' and the criminals' legs broken [i.e., to speed up their deaths] and then have their bodies taken away.

And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

And when he was in Jerusalem, at the passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought.

but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

Jesus therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was the dead man Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from among the dead.

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

They lead therefore Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium; and it was early morn. And they entered not into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but eat the passover.

But ye have a custom that I release some one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

(now it was the preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!

So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

Then Jesus walked up the hills and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Jewish feast, the Passover, was at hand.

Next day the big crowd who had come up for the Passover heard that Jesus was coming into Jerusalem,

Now there were certain Greeks among those who had come up to worship during the Passover feast;

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.