( It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)

那时犹太人的逾越节近了。

那时犹太人的逾越节近了。

那时犹太人的逾越节近了。

那时，犹太人的逾越节快到了。

那时犹太人的逾越节近了。

那时犹太人的逾越节快到了。

那時猶太人的逾越節近了。

那時猶太人的逾越節近了。

那時猶太人的逾越節近了。

那時，猶太人的逾越節快到了。

那時猶太人的逾越節近了。

那時猶太人的節期、逾越節、近了。

那時猶太人的逾越節快到了。

猶太人之逾越節伊邇、

時、猶太人逾越節伊邇、○

時猶太人之逾越節伊邇、

時近猶太人之免難節。

The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

The Jewish Passover Feast was near.

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

( Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.)

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began.

“ Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight.They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal.That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.Do not eat any of the meat raw or boiled in water. The whole animal— including the head, legs, and internal organs— must be roasted over a fire.Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.“ These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover.On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord!But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.“ This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time.

Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.

“ In honor of the Lord your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib, for that was the month in which the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

“ The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus— the man he had raised from the dead.

On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly.

Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.