But Jesus answered him, “Permit it for now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
Luke 22:8 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare for us the Passover meal, that we may eat it. American Standard Version (1901) And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat. Common English Bible Jesus sent Peter and John with this task: “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover meal.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go out, and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he sent Peter and John, saying: Go, and prepare for us the pasch, that we may eat. |
But Jesus answered him, “Permit it for now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
One day Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
As the lame man who had been healed clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico called Solomon's, utterly astonished.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple courts, he began asking for alms.
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and when they realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John.
When James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars of the church, recognized the grace given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and that they should go to the circumcised.