And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he sendeth forth two of his disciples,.... Peter and John, as appears from Luk 22:8;
and saith unto them, go ye into the city; the city of Jerusalem; for there only the passover might be eaten,…
See the notes at Mat 26:17-19. Mar 14:12 They killed the passover - The “paschal lamb,” which was slain in keeping the Passover. Go and prepare - Go and provide a lamb, have it roasted, and properly…
Adam Clarke
Bearing a pitcher of water - How correct is the foreknowledge of Jesus Christ! Even the minutest circumstances are comprehended by it! An honest employment, howsoever mean, is worthy the attention of…
In these verses we have,
I. Christ's eating the passover with his disciples, the night before he died, with the joys and comforts of which ordinance he prepared himself for his approaching sorrows,…
Cambridge Bible
he sendeth forth two of his disciples The Apostles Peter and John (Luk 22:8).
and there shall meet you Observe the minuteness of the directions and of the predictions as to the events which would…
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