Luke - 22:14



14 When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 22:14.

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And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
And when the hour was come, he placed himself at table, and the twelve apostles with him.
And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,
When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,
And when the time had come, he took his seat, and the Apostles with him.
When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve.
And when the hour had arrived, he sat down at table, and the twelve Apostles with him.
When the time came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the apostles with him.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

When the hour was come - The hour of eating the paschal lamb, which was in the evening. See the notes at Matthew 26:20.

And when the hour was come - That is, the evening. See Matthew 26:20, and Mark 14:17.

(4) And when the (e) hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
(4) Christ, having ended the passover according to the order of the law, forewarns them that this will be his last banquet with them in terms of this earthly life.
(e) The evening and twilight, at which time this supper was to be kept.

And when the hour was come,.... When it was evening, the last of the two evenings, when it was dark, at least after six o'clock; See Gill on Matthew 26:20.
he sat down; or lay along on a couch, as was the custom; see the note, as before:
and the twelve apostles with him; for Judas, after he had made his bargain with the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, came and took his place with the rest of the apostles, both to cover his sin, and to watch the best opportunity of betraying his master.

the hour--about six P.M. Between three and this hour the lamb was killed (Exodus 12:6, Margin)

When the hour was come. There are four accounts of the institution of the Lord's Supper: Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-25; 1-Corinthians 11:23-25. See notes on Matthew.

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