Luke 22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, drew near.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, April ~30 AD. The city swells with hundreds of thousands of Passover pilgrims as the most important Jewish festival approaches, while religious leaders finalize their plot against Jesus.
The emotion here: sensing the weight of approaching climax
The original word
eggizō (ἤγγιζεν) — to draw near, to approach with inevitability
Why it matters
Passover required the sacrifice of a spotless lamb at the exact moment of the full moon in Nisan
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 22:1
Luke isn't just marking time — he's highlighting the cosmic irony that the Passover Lamb will be sacrificed during Passover
Common misconceptionPeople read this as simple calendar notation, missing that Luke is announcing the arrival of the moment all of history has been building toward — the sacrifice of God's Lamb.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 22:1
Bible Genome reading
Luke 22:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 22:1 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include timing, preparation. Notable phrases: feast of unleavened bread; Passover drew near.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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