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Luke 22:11 Explained in Context

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Verse 11. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

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Luke 22:11 records the speech or response at Luke 22:11 within Luke 22:7–22:13: “And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples”.

Peter and John follow a water jar into a furnished room

This verse is one part of that explanation in Luke 22:7–22:13. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.

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  • Luke 22:7–22:13

Read Luke 22:11 with 22:7–22:13. In isolation, this contribution—records the speech or response at Luke 22:11 within Luke 22:7–22:13: “And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: On the day of sacrifice Jesus sends Peter and John, gives a sign involving a water carrier and furnished room, and they prepare the Passover as instructed.

What Remains True

Luke 22:11 records the speech or response at Luke 22:11 within Luke 22:7–22:13: “And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples”. Read inside Luke 22:7–22:13, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: On the day of sacrifice Jesus sends Peter and John, gives a sign involving a water carrier and furnished room, and they prepare the Passover as instructed. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.

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Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.

Read Luke 22:7–22:13 — The Disciples Prepare Passover in Jerusalem
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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.

Exact location: Luke 22:7–22:13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.

Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 22:7–22:13

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open translation and translator notes

NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2006

Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.

Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 22:7–22:13

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