Did they prepare the Passover on the day of Preparation of the Passover?

[tonychanyt]

As confusing as it seems, the answer is no.

Mark 14:

12 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

prepare
ἑτοιμάσωμεν (hetoimasōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.
Strong's Greek: 2090. ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazó) — 40 Occurrences

It was Nisan 14, the beginning of an 8-day Feast/Festival.

Matt 26:

17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare [G2090] for you to eat the Passover?” 18He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared [G2090] the Passover.

Technically speaking, preparing the lamb was done before the sun had completely set, and eating the lamb and unleavened bread happened after the sunset (on Nisan 15).

Parallel account, Luke 22:

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesusa sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare [G2090] the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9 They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare [G2090] it?” 10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11 and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare [G2090] it there.” 13 And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared [G2090] the Passover.

All three synoptic gospels used the verb G2090 to prepare the Passover.

The next day, Nissan 15, was a Friday. Jn 19:

14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He [Pilate] said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

the day of Preparation
Παρασκευὴ (Paraskeuē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3904: The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness.
Strong's Greek: 3904. παρασκευή (paraskeué) — 6 Occurrences

G2090 was not related to G3904. One was a verb and the other was a noun, and they don't share the same lexeme (root word). The noun form of G2090 was G2091 (Ep 6:15). G2090 was a frequent word with 40 occurrences, while G3904 was a special term appearing only 6 times.

That was a Friday before the Sabbath during the multi-day Passover Festival, not the day they killed the paschal lamb.

A later verse confirmed this:

31 Since it was the day of Preparation [G3904], and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

Gill:

for that sabbath day was an high day; it was not only a sabbath, and a sabbath in the passover week.

BDAG παρασκευή:

it was Friday, on which day everything had to be prepared for the Sabbath, when no work was permitted

BDAG σάββατον:

① the seventh day of the week in Israel’s calendar, marked by rest fr. work and by special religious ceremonies, sabbath

ⓐ sing.

σάββατον μέγα Great Sabbath MPol 8:1; 21:1; cp. J 19:31b

BDAG classified this high Sabbath day as a weekly Saturday.

The Jews wanted to finish the work before the Sabbath.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation [G3904], since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

Did they prepare the Passover on the day of Preparation of the Passover?

No. The wording in English is confusing. However, in the original Greek, it was not as confusing. They G2090-prepared the Passover lamb on Thursday. G3904-day-of-Preparation meant Friday.

Did Jesus die on the day they killed the paschal lamb?

No, he ate the Paschal lamb in the Last Supper. He died the next day, Friday. He was placed in a tomb before the Sabbath.

 

[PesachPup]

As confusing as it seems, the answer is no.

Mark 14:


prepare
ἑτοιμάσωμεν (hetoimasōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.
Strong's Greek: 2090. ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazó) — 40 Occurrences

It was Nisan 14, the beginning of an 8-day Feast/Festival.

Matt 26:


Technically speaking, preparing the lamb was done before the sun had completely set, and eating the lamb and unleavened bread happened after the sunset (on Nisan 15).

Parallel account, Luke 22:


All three synoptic gospels used the verb G2090 to prepare the Passover.

The next day, Nissan 15, was a Friday. Jn 19:


the day of Preparation
Παρασκευὴ (Paraskeuē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3904: The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness.
Strong's Greek: 3904. παρασκευή (paraskeué) — 6 Occurrences

G2090 was not related to G3904. One was a verb and the other was a noun, and they don't share the same lexeme (root word). The noun form of G2090 was G2091 (Ep 6:15). G2090 was a frequent word with 40 occurrences, while G3904 was a special term appearing only 6 times.

That was a Friday before the Sabbath during the multi-day Passover Festival, not the day they killed the paschal lamb.

A later verse confirmed this:


Gill:


BDAG παρασκευή:


BDAG σάββατον:




BDAG classified this high Sabbath day as a weekly Saturday.

The Jews wanted to finish the work before the Sabbath.


Did they prepare the Passover on the day of Preparation of the Passover?

No. The wording in English is confusing. However, in the original Greek, it was not as confusing. They G2090-prepared the Passover lamb on Thursday. G3904-day-of-Preparation meant Friday.

Did Jesus die on the day they killed the paschal lamb?

No, he ate the Paschal lamb in the Last Supper. He died the next day, Friday. He was placed in a tomb before the Sabbath.

I like and agree with everything you say here about the preparation. The "preparation of the passover" refers to the [already] prepared meal of the passover and the 7 day supply of unleavened bread that was prepared beforehand of the feast of unleavened bread. But I disagree with your timing of the days. We agree that Jesus died at the ninth hour on the 15th of Nisan. But he was not buried until after sundown, ala the 16th of Nisan.

Mar 15:42-43 KJV 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Jesus died at the ninth hour [3 pm] of Thursday and Joseph came and begged the body of Jesus after sundown, aka the beginning of Friday, on the preparation of the sabbath, i.e., the day before the sabbath.

It was the Jews who first besought Pilate (their wishes that he might be taken away) to break their legs (BEFORE THE DAY, Thursday, had ended) that they might not still be there when the preparation day, Friday was to arrive. Because they would be preoccupied with sabbath preparations, they did not want Jesus body to still be on the cross when the preparation day of the sabbath arrived.

Joh 19:31 KJV The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

But it didn't get done in time. That is when Joseph of Arimathaea stepped in ON THE PREPARATION DAY, and took down Jesus from the cross and buried him.

Joh 19:38-42 KJV 38 And AFTER THIS Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

AFTER THIS refers to after the Jews had requested that their bones would be broken, and their bodies taken down before the preparation day arrived.

Mar 15:42-43 KJV 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Jesus was betrayed and crucified on Thursday , but was not buried until Friday. This is on complete harmony w with the 2 Emmaus disciples declaring on Sunday afternoon, that it (that very moment) was still the third day since these things were accomplished:

Luk 24:21 KJV But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
The fact that it was still the third day means that it had been between 48 and 72 hours "since these things were accomplished", means that the only day that the crucifixion could of happened was a Thursday. From 3 pm Thursday until 3 pm Sunday would be 72 hours.
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[tonychanyt]

But he was not buried until after sundown

See Did they bury Jesus before or after sunset? and follow up there

 

[GodisgraciousR325AV]

Prepration is the day before the sabbath. Here is a chart.

 

[tonychanyt]

Prepration is the day before the sabbath.

Did Jesus eat the Paschal lamb before he was crucified?

 

[GodisgraciousR325AV]

Did Jesus eat the Paschal lamb before he was crucified?

No, Jesus is the Lamb.

 

[tonychanyt]

No, Jesus is the Lamb.

See Jesus ate the Paschal lamb before he was crucified and follow up there