14-38. The last Supper.

14. when the hour was come If the meal was intended to be directly Paschal, this would be "between the two evenings" (Exodus 12:6); a phrase interpreted by the Jews to mean between three and six, and by the Samaritans to mean between twilight and sunset. Probably Jesus and His disciples, anxious to avoid dangerous notice, would set forth towards dusk.

he sat down Rather, reclined. The custom of eating the Passover standing had long been abandoned.

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