15 Bible Verses about Passover

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

But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ.

So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;)

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.

I will therefore chastise, and release him. Now it was necessary for him to release to them one at the feast.

But ye have a custom that I should release to you one at the passover: do ye desire, therefore, that I release to you the king of the Jews?

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 in his name, when they saw his signs which he wrought.

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

And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover. read more.
And when evening came, he took his place at table with the twelve disciples.

And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many for remission of sins.

And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they used to kill the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready for thee to eat the passover? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he goeth in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples? read more.
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; and there make ready for us. And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had told them; and they made ready the passover. And when it was evening, he cometh with the twelve. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me,one that is eating with me. They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I? And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one that is dipping with me in the dish. For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born. And as they were eating, he took a loaf, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take; this is my body. And he took a cup, and having given thanks, gave it to them; and they all drank of it. And he said to them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. Truly do I say to you, I shall not drink hereafter of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed; and he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat it. And they said to him, Where wilt thou that we make it ready? read more.
And he said to them, Lo! when ye have entered the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goeth in; and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples? And he will show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready. And they went and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover. And when the hour had come, he placed himself at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, Earnestly have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. For I say to you, that I shall eat it no more, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I say to you, that I shall not drink henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall have come. And he took a loaf, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me. And in like manner he took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is about to be shed for you.

Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the governors palace; and it was early. And they did not themselves go into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.

Ye know that after two days cometh the passover; and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

And two days after was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by craft, and put him to death. For they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Now his parents used to go yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, and they went up, after the custom of the feast, and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents did not know it, read more.
but, supposing him to be in the company, went a days journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance; and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have been seeking thee in much distress. And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business? And they understood not what he spoke to them.

And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;)

Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ.

Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ.