Mark 14:16

Modern

So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

Traditional

And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Literal

And the disciples went away, and they came into the city, and they found it as He said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

Latin

Et abierunt discipuli ejus, et venerunt in civitatem: et invenerunt sicut dixerat illis, et paraverunt Pascha.

Greek

English

So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

The preparation for the Passover meal (14:12–16) introduces the story of the Last Supper (22–25).
The Last Supper is associated with the Passover meal (14:12, 14, 16; Matthew 26:17–19; Luke 22:7–8, 11, 13, 15; compare John 18:28; 19:14). Many people traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. This was where God's temple was located (see Deuteronomy 16:2).

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 22:13
So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
John 16:4
But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
Luke 22:35
Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.

Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus