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John 18:28

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 28 Then they led Jesus from Caʹia·phas to the governor’s residence.+ It was now early in the morning. But they themselves did not enter into the governor’s residence, so that they would not get defiled+ but could eat the Passover.

John 18:28

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 28 Ἄγουσιν They are leading οὖν therefore τὸν the Ἰησοῦν Jesus ἀπὸ from τοῦ the Καιάφα Caiaphas εἰς into τὸ the πραιτώριον· praetorium; ἦν it was δὲ but πρωί· early. καὶ And αὐτοὶ they οὐκ not εἰσῆλθον entered εἰς into τὸ the πραιτώριον, praetorium, ἵνα in order that μὴ not μιανθῶσιν should get defiled ἀλλὰ but φάγωσιν they might eat τὸ the πάσχα. passover.

John 18:28

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 28 Then they led Jesus from Caʹia·phas to the governor’s palace.+ It was now early in the day. But they themselves did not enter into the governor’s palace, that they might not get defiled+ but might eat the passover.

John 18:28

The Bible in Living English
- 28 So they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was early in the morning; and they did not go in into the praetorium, that they might not be polluted but might eat the passover.

John 18:28

American Standard Version
- 28 They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.

John 18:28

The Emphasized Bible
- 28 So they lead Jesus from Caiaphas unto the judgment-hall. Now it was early; and they themselves entered not into the judgment-hall, that they might not be defiled but might eat the passover.

John 18:28

King James Version
- 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

John Study Notes—Chapter 18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 18:28
  
  governor’s residence: See study note on Mt 27:27.
  
  early in the morning: That is, the morning of Nisan 14, the day of Jesus’ trial and death. The Passover began the evening before, and as shown in the other Gospel accounts, Jesus and the apostles had eaten the Passover meal the preceding night. (Mt 26:18-20; Mr 14:14-17; Lu 22:15) Therefore, in this verse, the reference to eating the Passover must refer to the meal on Nisan 15, the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. In Jesus’ time, the Passover (Nisan 14) and the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15-21) that followed were sometimes referred to collectively as “Passover.”—Lu 22:1.