Matthew 26:18

The Passion Translation

He answered them, “My heart longs with great desire to eat this Passover meal with you. Go into Jerusalem and you will encounter a man. Tell him that the teacher says, ‘My appointed time is near. I am coming to your home to eat the Passover meal with my disciples.’ ”

Cross References

John 7:6

Jesus responded, “My time of being unveiled hasn’t yet come, but any time is a suitable opportunity for you to gain man’s approval.

John 17:1

This is what Jesus prayed as he looked up into heaven, “Father, the time has come. Unveil the glorious splendor of your Son so that I will magnify your glory!

John 13:1

Jesus knew that the night before Passover would be his last night on earth before leaving this world to return to the Father’s side. All throughout his time with his disciples, Jesus had demonstrated a deep and tender love for them. And now he longed to show them the full measure of his love.

John 7:30

His words caused many to want to arrest him, but no man was able to lay a hand on him, for it wasn’t yet his appointed time.

John 7:8

You can go ahead and celebrate the feast without me—my appointed time has not yet come.”

John 12:23

He replied to them, “Now is the time for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Luke 22:53

You could have seized me at any time. But in the darkness of night you have now found your time, for it belongs to you and to the prince of darkness.”

John 11:28

Then she left and hurried off to her sister, Mary, and called her aside from all the mourners and whispered to her, “The Master is here and he’s asking for you.”

Mark 5:35

And before he had finished speaking, people arrived from Jairus’ house and pushed through the crowd to give Jairus the news: “There’s no need to trouble the master any longer—your daughter has died.”

Matthew 26:2

“You know that the Feast of the Passover begins in two more days. That’s when the Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to be crucified.”

Matthew 23:10

Nor are you to be addressed as ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Anointed One.

Matthew 23:8

“But you are to be different from that. You are not to be called ‘master,’ for you have only one Master, and you are all brothers and sisters.

Matthew 21:3

And if anyone stops you and asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just tell them, ‘The Lord of All needs them,’ and he will let you take them.”

John 20:16

“Mary,” Jesus interrupted her. Turning to face him, she said, “Rabboni!” (Aramaic for “My teacher!”)

Matthew 26:49

Judas quickly stepped up to Jesus and said, “Shalom, Rabbi,” and he kissed him on both cheeks.

Matthew 26:19

The disciples did as Jesus had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.