That night the meat is to be roasted, and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.

Do not eat any of it raw or boiled, but eat it roasted whole, including the head, the legs, and the internal organs.

The Levites roasted the Passover sacrifices over the fire, according to the regulations, and boiled the sacred offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and quickly distributed the meat to the people.

My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.

My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.

Go to the one place of worship and slaughter there one of your sheep or cattle for the Passover meal to honor the LORD your God.

(SEE 16:5)

Now at last, in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, the Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem.

It was almost time for the Passover Festival, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival, many believed in him as they saw the miracles he performed.

The time for the Passover Festival was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to perform the ritual of purification before the festival.