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According to John 13:1, the Last Supper took place before the Passover Feast

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John started the description of the Last Supper with John 13:

1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, … .
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Meyer's NT Commentary:

How long before the feast, our passage does not state; but it is clear from John 13:29; John 18:28; John 19:14; John 19:31, that it was not first on the 14th Nisan, as the harmonists have frequently maintained.
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According to Meyer, Jesus did not eat the paschal meal. The lexical meaning of the Feast/Festival of the Passover seems to support that argument, but see this and this.

I think Jesus did eat the paschal lamb.

I assume John knew about the synoptic gospels when he wrote his gospel. Luke 22:

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.”
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John made a conscious effort to avoid duplication of materials, so he didn't bother describing the details of setting up the Passover meal.

I prefer the NET Bible's rendition:

Just before the Passover feast,
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i.e., just before they ate the paschal lamb

Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, that he should betray Jesus.
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Benson agreed with this interpretation:

John 13:1. Now before the feast of the passover — That is, before they began the passover-supper.
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Scholars are divided on this issue, but I go with that Jesus and the Jewish leaders ate the paschal lamb before he died.
 
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