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<a href="/nasb_/luke/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/nasb/luke/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> And He said to them, &#8220I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/nasb77/luke/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/lsb/luke/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/amp/luke/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He said to them, “I have earnestly wanted to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/csb/luke/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/hcsb/luke/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He said to them, &#8220I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/asv/luke/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: <a href="/cev/luke/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> he said to them, "I have very much wanted to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer. <a href="/erv/luke/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: <a href="/gwt/luke/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said to them, "I've had a deep desire to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/gnt/luke/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> He said to them, "I have wanted so much to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer! <a href="/isv/luke/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> He told them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer, <a href="/msb/luke/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And He said to them, ?I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering. <a href="/net/luke/22.htm">NET Bible</a> And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/nheb/luke/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, <a href="/wbt/luke/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said to them, I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/web/luke/22.htm">World English Bible</a> He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He said to them, “With desire I desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering, <a href="/blb/luke/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He said to them, "With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/ylt/luke/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he said unto them, 'With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering, <a href="/slt/luke/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he said to them, With eager desire have I desired to eat this pascha with you before I suffer:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer. <a href="/cpdv/luke/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to them: “With longing have I desired to eat this Passover with you, before I suffer. <a href="/nabre/luke/22.htm">New American Bible</a> He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, <a href="/nrsvce/luke/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to them, I have desired with desire to eat this passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said to them, “I have greatly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he said to them: I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. <a href="/godbey/luke/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And He said to them, <FR>I desired with desire to eat this passover with you before I suffer: for I say to you,<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he said unto them, With earnest desire have I longed to eat this passover with you before I suffer: <a href="/mace/luke/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and he said to them, I have ardently desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. <a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; <a href="/worrell/luke/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He said to them, <FR>"With desire I desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And He said unto them, <FR>I have earnestly desired to eat of this passover with you before I suffer:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/22-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8582" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/22.htm">The Last Supper</a> 14When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles. 15<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He said</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: Epithymia (N-DFS) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing."></a> <a href="/greek/1937.htm" title="1937: epethymēsa (V-AIA-1S) -- To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for.">“I have eagerly desired</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: phagein (V-ANA) -- A primary verb; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3957.htm" title="3957: pascha (N-ANS) -- The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover.">Passover</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meth’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/4253.htm" title="4253: pro (Prep) -- A primary preposition; fore, i.e. In front of, prior to.">before</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3958.htm" title="3958: pathein (V-ANA) -- I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. ">suffering.</a> 16For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Exodus 12:11</a> This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover. <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a> And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come. <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Exodus 12:24-27</a> And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants. / When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service. / When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ ... <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a> The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2-3</a> “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a> Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">Matthew 26:26-29</a> While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ... <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ... <a href="/mark/14-22.htm">Mark 14:22-25</a> While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. ... <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! <a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a> It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:With desire I have desired.<a href="/luke/12-50.htm">Luke 12:50</a> But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!<a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.<a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a> Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/luke/18-40.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/luke/12-30.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/luke/16-28.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/luke/22-11.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/22-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/luke/22-13.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/luke/18-16.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/luke/17-25.htm">Suffering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/22-33.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/luke/22-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Great</a> <a href="/philippians/2-26.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/luke/22-51.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/luke/23-40.htm">Suffering</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 22</div>1. <a href="/luke/22-1.htm">The leaders conspire against Jesus.</a> 3. <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Satan prepares Judas to betray him.</a> 7. <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">The apostles prepare the Passover.</a> 19. <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Jesus institutes his holy supper;</a> 21. <a href="/luke/22-21.htm">covertly foretells of the traitor;</a> 24. <a href="/luke/22-24.htm">rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;</a> 31. <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">assures Peter his faith should not fail;</a> 34. <a href="/luke/22-34.htm">and yet he should deny him thrice.</a> 39. <a href="/luke/22-39.htm">He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;</a> 47. <a href="/luke/22-47.htm">is betrayed with a kiss;</a> 50. <a href="/luke/22-50.htm">he heals Malchus' ear;</a> 54. <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">he is thrice denied by Peter;</a> 63. <a href="/luke/22-63.htm">shamefully abused;</a> 66. <a href="/luke/22-66.htm">and confesses himself to be the Son of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And He said to them This phrase indicates Jesus is speaking directly to His disciples. The setting is the Upper Room in Jerusalem, where Jesus is gathered with His closest followers for the Last Supper. This intimate setting underscores the importance of His message and the relationship He has with His disciples. The Upper Room is traditionally believed to be located on Mount Zion, a place of significant historical and religious importance.I have eagerly desired The expression of eagerness highlights the deep emotional and spiritual significance of this moment for Jesus. It reflects His anticipation of fulfilling His mission and the establishment of a new covenant. This desire is rooted in His love for His disciples and His commitment to God's redemptive plan. The Greek word used here, "epithymia," conveys a strong, heartfelt longing.to eat this Passover with you The Passover meal commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, as described in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. By choosing this moment to share with His disciples, Jesus is connecting His impending sacrifice to the Passover lamb, a type of Christ, symbolizing deliverance from sin. This meal marks the transition from the old covenant to the new covenant, which Jesus will establish through His death and resurrection.before My suffering Jesus is foreshadowing His imminent crucifixion, which He refers to as His "suffering." This suffering is central to His mission as the Messiah, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant. His awareness and acceptance of this suffering demonstrate His obedience to the Father's will and His role as the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sins of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, expressing His deep desire to share the Passover meal with His disciples before His impending suffering and crucifixion. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The twelve followers of Jesus who are present with Him at the Last Supper, representing the early church and the foundation of Christian fellowship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a> A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, symbolizing redemption and foreshadowing Christ's sacrificial death. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events take place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a> The final meal Jesus shares with His disciples, instituting the Lord's Supper and establishing a new covenant through His body and blood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/eager_anticipation_of_fellowship.htm">Eager Anticipation of Fellowship</a> Jesus' eagerness to share the Passover with His disciples highlights the importance of fellowship and community in the Christian life. Believers are encouraged to value and prioritize gathering together in worship and communion. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacrifice.htm">Understanding Sacrifice</a> The Passover meal foreshadows Jesus' ultimate sacrifice. Christians are called to remember and reflect on the significance of Christ's death and resurrection, recognizing the cost of their redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a> Jesus establishes a new covenant through His blood, inviting believers into a personal relationship with God. This covenant calls for a response of faith, obedience, and commitment to living out the teachings of Christ. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_suffering.htm">Preparation for Suffering</a> Jesus' awareness of His impending suffering serves as a reminder for believers to prepare spiritually for trials and to trust in God's plan, even in the face of adversity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_passover.htm">Symbolism of the Passover</a> Understanding the symbolism of the Passover enhances appreciation for the Lord's Supper, encouraging believers to approach it with reverence and gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 22</a> <a href="/q/why_do_lord's_supper_details_vary.htm">Luke 22:15–20 presents the institution of the Lord’s Supper—why are the details (like the cup and wording) not fully consistent with parallel accounts?</a> <a href="/q/key_elements_of_christ's_death_resurrection.htm">What are the key elements of Christ's death and resurrection?</a> <a href="/q/can_this_cup_pass_from_me.htm">Can this cup pass from me?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_holy_eucharist.htm">What is the Holy Eucharist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) With desire I have desired.--The peculiar mode of expressing intensity by the use of a cognate noun with the verb of action, though found sometimes in other languages, is an idiom characteristically Hebrew (comp. "thou shalt surely die" for "dying thou shalt die," in <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm" title="But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.">Genesis 2:17</a>), and its use here suggests the thought that St. Luke heard what he reports from some one who repeated the very words which our Lord had spoken in Aramaic. The whole passage is peculiar to him, and implies that he had sought to fill up the gaps in the current oral teaching which is reproduced in St. Matthew and St. Mark. It was natural that in so doing he might feel some uncertainty as to the precise position of these supplementary incidents, and hence the difficulties, of no great importance, which present themselves on a comparison of the three narratives. The words now before us bear obviously the impression of having been spoken at the beginning of the Feast. The Master yearned, if we may so speak, for a last Passover with His "friends," as we yearn for a last Communion with ours; all the more so, we may believe, because it was in His purpose to perfect the former by transfiguring it into the latter. The words have been thought to confirm the view that our Lord was anticipating by twenty-four hours the strictly legal time of the Passover. It must be admitted, however, that they-do not in themselves suggest that thought. All that can be said is that they fall in with it, if proved on independent evidence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. This peculiar expression, "with desire," etc., is evidently a reproduction by St. Luke of the Lord's very words repeated to him originally in Aramaic (Hebrew), They seem to be a touching apology or explanation from him to his own, for thus anticipating the regular Passover Supper by twenty-four hours. He had been longing with an intense longing to keep this last Passover with them: First as the dear human Friend who would make this his solemn last farewell. (Do not we, when we feel the end is coming, long for a last communion with our dearest ones?) And, secondly, as the Divine Master who would gather up into a final discourse his most important, deepest teaching. We find this teaching especially reported by St. John in his Gospel (13-17.). And thirdly, as the Founder of a great religion, he purposed, on this momentous occasion, transforming the most solemn festal gathering of the ancient Jewish people, which commemorated their greatest deliverance, into a feast which should - as age succeeded age - commemo-rate a far greater deliverance, not of the old chosen race only, but of every race under heaven. These were three of the reasons why he had desired so earnestly to eat this Passover with them. "To-morrow, at the usual hour, when the people cat their Passover, it will be too late for us." This he expresses in his own sad words, "before I suffer." <a href="/commentaries/luke/22-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He said εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. them, αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “I have eagerly desired ἐπεθύμησα (epethymēsa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1937.htm">Strong's 1937: </a> To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for. to eat φαγεῖν (phagein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A primary verb; to eat. this τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. Passover πάσχα (pascha) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover. with μεθ’ (meth’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. before πρὸ (pro) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4253.htm">Strong's 4253: </a> A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to. My με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. suffering. παθεῖν (pathein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3958.htm">Strong's 3958: </a> I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/22-15.htm">Luke 22:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/22-15.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 22:15 He said to them I have earnestly (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/22-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 22:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 22:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/22-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 22:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 22:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>