Luke 22 · Verse 15

Luke 22:15

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luke 22:15, King James Version

Luke 22:15 in other translations

BSBAnd He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
WEBHe said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,
ASVAnd he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
YLTand he said unto them, ‘With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,
DARBYAnd he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.
BBEAnd he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;
WebsterAnd he said to them, I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

What does Luke 22:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:14-18

14-18. the hour--about six P.M. Between three and this hour the lamb was killed (Ex 12:6, Margin)

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. With desire I have desired. This is a Hebrew form of expression, and means I have greatly desired. The reasons why he desired this we may suppose to have been--

1st. That, as he was about to leave them, he was desirous once of seeing them together, and of partaking with them of one of the religious privileges of the Jewish dispensation. Jesus was man as well as God, and he never undervalued the religious rites of his country, or the blessings of social and religious intercourse; and there is no impropriety in supposing that even he might feel that his human nature might be prepared by the service of religion for his great and terrible sufferings.

2nd. He doubtless wished to take an opportunity to prepare them for his sufferings, and to impress upon them more fully the certainty that he was about to leave them, that they might be prepared for it.

3rd. We may also suppose that he particularly desired it that he might institute for their use, and for the edification of all Christians, the supper which is called by his name--the Lord's Supper. All his sufferings were the expression of love to his people, and he was desirous of testifying always his regard for their comfort and welfare.

Before I suffer.

(2) "With desire I have desired", or "I have heartily desired"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 With desire I have desired - A Hebraism for, I have desired most earnestly. Our Lord's meaning seems to be, that, having purposed to redeem a lost world by his blood, he ardently longed for the time in which he was to offer himself up. Such love did the holy Jesus bear to the human race. This eucharistic passover was celebrated once, by way of anticipation, before the bloody sacrifice of the victim of salvation, and before the deliverance it was appointed to commemorate; as the figurative passover had been likewise once celebrated before the going out of Egypt, and the deliverance of God's chosen people. Quesnel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:7-18

Christ kept the ordinances of the law, particularly that of the passover, to teach us to observe his gospel institutions, and most of all that of the Lord's supper. Those who go upon Christ's word, need not fear disappointment. According to the orders given them, the disciples got all ready for the passover. Jesus bids this passover welcome. He desired it, though he knew his sufferings would follow, because it was…

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Luke 22:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846
ἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaWith desireG1939
ἐπεθύμησαepethumēsaI have desiredG1937
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778
τὸto<the>G3588
πάσχαpaschaPassoverG3957
φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315
μεθ᾽meth᾽withG3326
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771
πρὸprobeforeG4253
τοῦtou<the>G3588
μεmeIG3165
παθεῖν·patheinto suffe;G3958

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:15

  • Luke 12:50

    But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

  • John 4:34

    Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  • John 13:1

    Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

  • John 17:1

    These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
With desire I have desired. or, I have heartily desired.
12:50; Joh 4:34; 13:1; 17:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 22:14

    And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

  • Luke 22:15

    And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

  • Luke 22:16

    For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

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Luke 22:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y les dijo: En gran manera he deseado comer con vosotros esta pascua antes que padezca;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il leur dit: J’ai fort désiré de manger cette pâque avec vous, avant que je souffre;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihnen: Mit Sehnsucht habe ich mich gesehnt, dieses Passah mit euch zu essen, ehe ich leide.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait illis: Desiderio desideravi hoc pascha manducare vobiscum, antequam patiar.