Bible Verses About The Paschal Controversy And Easter

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Clear Pauline Passover statement

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Commands keeping the feast with pure living

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

Direct Gospel Passover scene used by later writers

And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

Plain Passover date text

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.

Same date in another passage

In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Passover month and feast length

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Bible passage for preparing to eat the Passover.

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

Bible timing text for the Day of Unleavened Bread.

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Passover meal preparation context

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

Passover timing before crucifixion

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

Resurrection passage often paired with Pascha readings.

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.