ἦν δὲ τὸ π.: the first hint that the visit of Jesus to Jerusalem took place at passover season. τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα : full name of the feast, which consisted of the passover proper beginning on the 14th Nisan, and the seven days of unleavened bread. Mt. and Lk. give each only one of the designations; Mt. the former, Lk. the latter. Mk.'s dual designation a manifest combination of Mt. and Lk., say the followers of Griesbach. μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας, indicates the point of time at which the Sanhedrists began seriously to consider how they could safely get rid of Jesus. Mt. turns this into an announcement by Jesus. Lk. generalises the precise note of time into a statement that the feast was approaching (ἤγγιζεν). ἐν δόλῳ, in or with craft. ἐν = בְּ in Heb. Mt. has simply δόλῳ, the dative instr.

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