Matthew 26:17

Matthew 26:17

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

a. NLT: On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”

b. NIV: On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

c. YLT: And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

d. Amplified Bible:  Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread [Passover week], the disciples came to Jesus and said to Him, Where do You wish us to prepare for You to eat the Passover supper?

e. Worrell Translation: And on the first day of the unleavened bread the disciples came to jesus, saying, “Where dost Thou wish that we should prepare for Thee to eat the Passover!”

1. “Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus…”

a. Now [1161 * de] [Strong: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

b. the first [4413 * protos] [Strong: contracted superlative of 4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance):--before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.]

c. of…unleavened bread [106 * azumos] [Strong: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2219; unleavened, i.e. (figuratively) uncorrupted; (in the neutral plural) specially (by implication) the Passover week:--unleavened (bread).]

1). The first day of was actually the Passover. Accoring to some sources, Kevin Howard and Marvin Rosenthal, The Feasts of the Lord, .”Often the two holidays are blurred together and collectively referred to as “the eight days of Passover. In the days of the Second Temple (in Jesus time), it was also common to call all eight days the Feast of Unleavened Bread, (Luke 22:1, 7).

a). Mark 14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

b). Luke 22:7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

2). David Stearn, Jewish new Testament Commentary: Pesach [Passover] is also know as the Feast of Matsah [Unleavened Bread] because an essential elelment in it is eating only unleavened bread throughout it seven days (Exodus 12:15-20). Furthermore, during that period, “no chametz [“yeast, leaven”] must be found in your houses” (Exodus 12:19). Traditionally, the day before the Festival begins is the day when the last chemetz must be removed form the house and burned, and from that moment on, the only bread found in the house will be matzah.  Thus “the first day for matzah” is the day before the start of Pesach. Since according to the Jewish calendar a day begins at sundown, what this means is that the chametz is burned around midmorning, and the Pesach commences with the Seder service after the sun has set.

d. the disciples [3101 * mathetes] [Strong: from 3129; a learner, i.e. pupil:--disciple.]

e. came [4334 * proserchomai] [Strong: from 4314 and 2064 (including its alternate); to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to:--(as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto).]

f. to Jesus [2424 * [Iesous] [Strong: of Hebrew origin (3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.]

2. “…saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?”

a. saying [3004 * lego] [Strong: a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.]

b. unto him [846 * autos] [Strong: from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

c. Where [4226 * pou] [Strong: genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as 4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:--where, whither.]

d. wilt thou [2309 * thelo; or ethelo; in certain tenses theleo, and etheleo; which are otherwise obsolete apparently strengthened from the alternate form of 138] [Strong: to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas 1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in:--desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).]

e. that we prepare [2090 * hetoimazo] [Strong: from 2092; to prepare:--prepare, provide, make ready.]

f. for thee [4671 * soi] [Strong: dative case of 4771; to thee:--thee, thine own, thou, thy.]

g. to eat [5315 * phago] [Strong:  a primary verb (used as an alternate of 2068 in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively):--eat, meat.]

h. the Passover [3957 * pascha] [Strong: of Chaldee origin (compare 6453); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it):--Easter, Passover.]