John 2:13

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Now the Jewish Passover Festival was soon [to be held], so Jesus went up to Jerusalem [to attend it].

Cross References

Luke 2:41

Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year to attend the Passover Festival. [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses’ leadership].

John 11:55

Now the Jewish Passover Festival was to be held soon and many people went up to Jerusalem from the countryside before the [actual] Festival in order to perform the ceremonial purification rituals.

John 2:23

Now when Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people believed in His name [i.e., in Jesus Himself] when they saw the [miraculous] signs He was doing.

John 6:4

Now the time for the Jewish Passover Festival was getting close.

John 5:1

After these things Jesus went up to Jerusalem to [attend] a Jewish festival.

Matthew 21:12

Then Jesus entered the Temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold things there. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].

Mark 11:15

Then they entered Jerusalem and Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold [animals for sacrifice]. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].

Luke 19:45

Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out those who sold [things there],

John 13:1

Now it was before the Passover Festival [was to begin] and Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Those [living] in the world, whom He had loved, and who were His own [disciples], He continued to love [dearly] to the very end [i.e., of His life on earth].