The time for the Jewish Passover festival was near.
“The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the Lord’s Passover.
On the first day there will be a holy assembly. Don’t do any regular work.
The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Six days before Passover, Jesus arrived in Bethany. Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life, lived there.
Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a Jewish festival.
Honor the Lord your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib. In the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at night.
