Luke 22:15

New International Reader's Version

He said to them, “I have really looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you. I wanted to do this before I suffer.

Cross References

Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism of suffering to go through. And I must go through it.

Luke 22:14

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles took their places at the table.

Luke 22:16

I tell you, I will not eat the Passover meal again until it is celebrated in God’s kingdom.”

John 13:1

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world. It was time for him to go to the Father. Jesus loved his disciples who were in the world. So he now loved them to the very end.

John 17:1

After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed. He said, “Father, the time has come. Bring glory to your Son. Then your Son will bring glory to you.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.