• Matthew 26:17
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 17 Τῇ To the δὲ but πρώτῃ first [day] τῶν of the ἀζύμων unfermented cakes προσῆλθον came toward οἱ the μαθηταὶ disciples τῷ to the Ἰησοῦ Jesus λέγοντες saying Ποῦ Where θέλεις are you willing ἑτοιμάσωμέν we should prepare σοι to you φαγεῖν to eat τὸ the πάσχα; passover?

  • Matthew 26:17
    King James Version

    • 17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 26
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 26:17

      On the first day of the Unleavened Bread: The Festival of Unleavened Bread began on Nisan 15, the day after the Passover (Nisan 14), and lasted for seven days. (See App. B15.) In Jesus’ time, however, the Passover had become so closely connected to this festival that all eight days, including Nisan 14, sometimes were referred to as “the Festival of the Unleavened Bread.” (Lu 22:1) In this context, the phrase “On the first day of” could be rendered “On the day before.” (Compare Joh 1:15, 30, where the Greek word for “first” [proʹtos] is rendered “before” in a similar construction, namely, “he existed before [proʹtos] me.”) So the original Greek, as well as Jewish custom, allows for the disciples’ question to have been asked of Jesus on Nisan 13. During the daytime of Nisan 13, the disciples made preparations for the Passover, which was later celebrated “after evening had fallen” at the beginning of Nisan 14.​—Mr 14:16, 17.