John 11:55 References

55 Now athe Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover bto purify themselves.

b Numbers 9:10, 2 Chronicles 30:17, John 18:28


Numbers 9

10 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'If any one of you or of your generations becomes unclean because of a dead person, or is on a distant journey, he may, however, observe the Passover to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30

17 For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves; therefore, athe Levites were over the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was unclean, in order to consecrate them to the Lord.

John 18

28 aThen they led Jesus from bCaiaphas into cthe Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into cthe Praetorium so that dthey would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.