15 Bible Verses about Passover

Now whilst he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the passover, many believed in him when they saw the miracles which he did.

but wo unto you Pharisees: for you will pay the tythes of mint, and rue, and all sorts of herbs, but as for justice and true piety, those you neglect. these you ought to have practised, without omitting however the other.

through faith he celebrated the passover, and sprinkled blood, that the destroying angel might pass by the first-born.

purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, since you should be without leaven. for Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed for us.

therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with unaffected sincerity and truth.

and perceiving that the Jews were pleas'd with this, he proceeded to secure Peter during the feast of unleavened bread:

Now it was customary at that feast for the governor to release a prisoner, such as the people should nominate.

Now during the feast, it was customary to release a prisoner, to be nominated by the people.

I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and then release him. now as it was customary for the governor to release one of the prisoners at the feast;

but as it is customary with you to get me to discharge some prisoner at the time of the passover, would you have me release the king of the Jews?

for the Jews passover being nigh, Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

Now whilst he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the passover, many believed in him when they saw the miracles which he did.

and he said to them, I have ardently desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, and said, where would you have us make the preparations for the paschal-supper? and he said, go into the city to such a man, and say to him, the master sends you word that his time is at hand, and he designs to keep the passover now at your house with his disciples. the disciples then did as Jesus appointed, and made ready the passover. read more.
The even being now come, he sat down with the twelve.

While they were yet eating, Jesus took bread, and having given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, take, eat; this represents my body. and he took the cup, and having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it: for this represents my blood, the blood of the new covenant which is shed for mankind for the remission of sins.

On the first day of unleavened bread, when the paschal lamb is kill'd, his disciples said to him, where would you have us go and prepare for your eating the paschal lamb? upon which he dispatch'd two of his disciples, and said to them: go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him. and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house: "thus saith our master; where is the chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?" read more.
and he will shew you a large upper room ready furnished: there make preparation for us. his disciples therefore went away, and being come into the city, they found every thing, as he had told them; and they prepared the paschal lamb. There he came in the evening with the twelve. and as they sat eating, Jesus said, verily I say unto you, one of you that is eating with me, will betray me. and they were seized with sorrow, all successively asking him, is it I? but he answered them, saying, it is one of the twelve, he that eats of the same mess with me. the son of man is going indeed, according to what is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the son of man is betrayed: it would be better for that man, if he had never been born. When they had been eating, Jesus took bread, and having given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to them, and said, take it, this represents my body. and he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. and he said to them, this represents the effusion of my blood (the sanction of the new covenant) for mankind. but this I tell you, I will never more drink of this fruit of the vine, from this time forth to that day, when I shall drink with you of the spiritual wine in the kingdom of God.

The day of unleaven'd bread being come, when the paschal-lamb was to be sacrific'd, Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, go, and make provision for our eating the paschal-lamb. they ask'd him, where would you have us prepare it? read more.
he answered, when you are in the city, you will meet a man with a pitcher of water; follow him to the house, where he goes in: and say to the man of the house, our master sent to ask for a room, where he may eat the passover with his disciples. and he will show you a large upper room ready fitted: there prepare the supper. so they went, and having found every thing as Jesus had said, they made ready the passover. The hour of eating being come, he, and the twelve apostles sat down to table. and he said to them, I have ardently desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah. having then taken the cup, and given thanks, he said, take this, and distribute it to one another. for I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine to the time when the kingdom of God shall come. then he took bread, and having given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to them, saying, this represents my body which is given for you: do this in remembrance of me. and after supper he likewise gave the cup, saying, this cup is the new testament sealed by my blood, which is shed for you.

Then they led Jesus early in the morning from Caiaphas, to the Pretorium: but the Jews themselves did not enter into the Pretorium, lest they should be defiled: and so not be in a condition to eat the passover.

ye know that in two days the feast of the passover will begin, and the son of man be delivered up to be crucified.

Within two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread. and the chief priests, with the Scribes, contriv'd how they might seize Jesus by surprize, and put him to death. but they objected, it could not be during the festival, for fear of a popular insurrection.

Now his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the paschal feast. when Jesus therefore was twelve years old they went thither, as was customary at the time of that festival. when that was expired, they returned, but the young Jesus staid behind in Jerusalem, without being miss'd either by Joseph or his Mother. read more.
so that they went a whole day's journey, imagining he was somewhere among the company, and then they look'd for him among their relations and acquaintance; but not finding him, they turn'd back to Jerusalem to enquire for him there. three days after they found him in the temple, sitting near the doctors, attending to them and asking them questions. and all that heard him were astonish'd at his understanding and answers. when Joseph and his mother saw him, great was their surprize: and his mother said to him, son, why did you leave us thus? your father and I have been looking for you with great concern. Jesus replied, why were ye so sollicitous about me? don't you know that 'tis my business to be in my father's house? but they did not comprehend the meaning of that expression.

and perceiving that the Jews were pleas'd with this, he proceeded to secure Peter during the feast of unleavened bread:

purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, since you should be without leaven. for Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed for us.

purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, since you should be without leaven. for Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed for us.