John 2:13

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

And {G2532} the Jews {G2453}' passover {G3957} was {G2258} at hand {G1451}, and {G2532} Jesus {G2424} went up {G305} to {G1519} Jerusalem {G2414},

It was almost time for the festival of Pesach in Y’hudah, so Yeshua went up to Yerushalayim.

When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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Cross-References

  • Luke 2:41 (8 votes)

    ¶ Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

  • John 11:55 (7 votes)

    And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

  • John 2:23 (5 votes)

    ¶ Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

  • Deuteronomy 16:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

  • Deuteronomy 16:8 (3 votes)

    Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work [therein].

  • Exodus 12:6 (3 votes)

    And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

  • Exodus 12:14 (3 votes)

    And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.