MATTHEW 26:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.”
And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. The disciples' compliance formula: they did as Jesus directed and prepared the Passover. The preparation of the Passover meal — the lamb slaughtered, the bitter herbs arranged, the unleavened bread prepared — is the preparation for the meal that Jesus will transform into the eucharist.
Church Fathers on Matthew 26:19
The Evangelist having gone through the events preliminary to the Passion, namely, the announcement of the counsel of the Chief Priests, and the covenant for His betrayal, prosecutes the history in the order of events, saying, 'On the first day of unleavened bread.'
The first day of unleavened bread is the fourteenth day of the first month, when the lamb is killed, the moon is at full, and leaven is put away.
And observe that with the Jews, the Passover is celebrated on the first day, and the following seven are called the days of unleavened bread; but here the first day of unleavened bread means the day of the Passover.
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