John 6:4 Cross References

John 6:4

4: (It was nearly time for the annual Passover celebration.)

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

"In honor of the LORD your God, always celebrate the Passover at the proper time in early spring, for that was when the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their regular work and gather for a sacred assembly.

"Take special care of these lambs until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then each family in the community must slaughter its lamb.
They are to take some of the lamb's blood and smear it on the top and sides of the doorframe of the house where the lamb will be eaten.
That evening everyone must eat roast lamb with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast.
The meat must never be eaten raw or boiled; roast it all, including the head, legs, and internal organs.
Do not leave any of it until the next day. Whatever is not eaten that night must be burned before morning.

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

"First comes the LORD's Passover, which begins at twilight on its appointed day in early spring.

Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He now showed the disciples the full extent of his love.

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