John 2:13

George Lamsa Translation

And the Jewish passover was nearing; so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
It was almost time for the Jewish Passover, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the Iewes ester was even at honde and Iesus went vp to Ierusalem

Hebrew Names Version
The Pesach of the Yehudim was at hand, and Yeshua went up to Yerushalayim.

International Standard Version
The Jewish Passover was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Exodus 12:14; Deuteronomy 16:1,16; John 5:1; 6:4; 11:55; 16:23;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

New Century Version
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast, Jesus went to Jerusalem.

Update Bible Version
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

English Standard Version
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

World English Bible
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple them that fold oxen,

Weymouth's New Testament
But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the pask of Jewis was nyy, and Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem.

English Revised Version
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Not long before the Jewish festival of Passover, Jesus went to Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible
Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English
The time of the Passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Complete Jewish Bible
It was almost time for the festival of Pesach in Y'hudah, so Yeshua went up to Yerushalayim.

Darby Translation
And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Etheridge Translation
And the petscha of the Jihudoyee was nigh, and Jeshu went up to Urishlem.

Murdock Translation
And the pass over of the Jews drew near; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

King James Version (1611)
And the Iewes Passeouer was at hand, & Iesus went vp to Hierusalem

New Living Translation
It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

New Life Bible
It was time for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the Iewes Passeouer was at hande. Therefore Iesus went vp to Hierusalem.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, near, was the passover of the Jews; and, Jesus, went up unto Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Revised Standard Version
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Iewes Passouer was at hande, & Iesus went vp to Hierusalem,

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

Christian Standard Bible®
The Jewish Passover was near, and so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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

Lexham English Bible
And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Literal Translation
And the Passover of the Jews was near. And Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the Iewes Easter was at hande. And Iesus wete vp to Ierusalem,

Mace New Testament (1729)
for the Jews passover being nigh, Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

THE MESSAGE
When the Passover Feast, celebrated each spring by the Jews, was about to take place, Jesus traveled up to Jerusalem. He found the Temple teeming with people selling cattle and sheep and doves. The loan sharks were also there in full strength.

New English Translation
Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

New King James Version
Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48">[xr] Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Simplified Cowboy Version
It was gettin' close to the big Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

¹² After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days. ¹³ And the Jewish passover was nearing; so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And he found in the temple those who were buying oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting. ¹⁵ And he made a whip of cord, and drove them all out of the temple, even the sheep and the oxen and the money changers; and he threw out their exchange money, and upset their trays; ¹⁶ And to those who sold doves he said, Take these away from here; do not make my Father''s house a house of trading. ¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal for your house has given me courage. ¹⁸ The Jews answered and said to him, What sign do you show us, that you are doing these things? ¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, Tear down this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. ²⁰ The Jews said to him, It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days? ²¹ But he spoke concerning the temple of his body.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

passover: John 2:23, John 5:1, John 6:4, John 11:55, Exodus 12:6-14, Numbers 28:16-25, Deuteronomy 16:1-8, Deuteronomy 16:16, Luke 2:41

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 16:7 - in the place Nehemiah 13:8 - I cast Haggai 2:7 - I will fill Matthew 26:2 - the feast Mark 11:15 - and Jesus Luke 19:45 - went John 3:22 - these John 4:45 - having Acts 17:16 - his spirit

Cross-References

Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Isaiah 11:11
And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people which are left from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Ethiopia and from Elam and from Seir and from Hamath and from the islands of the sea.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Jews' passover was at hand,.... That feast which was kept on the fourteenth day of Nisan, in commemoration of the Lord's passing over, and by the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn in Egypt: and it is called the Jews' passover, because they only were obliged to keep it: nor was it obligatory upon the Gentiles; and, besides, was now abolished when John wrote this Gospel, though still retained by the Jews. And moreover, John was now among the Gentiles, and for whose sake he penned this Gospel; and therefore so distinguishes this feast, which was typical of the Christian passover, or of Christ our passover that is sacrificed for us. This was the first "passover" after Christ's baptism, which is generally thought to have been about half a year before; though so much time cannot be made out from the scriptural account; for from his baptism, to his return out of the wilderness to John, were forty days; and from thence, to his coming to Cana, four or, five days more; and perhaps he might be seven days in Cana; for so long a wedding was usually kept; and his stay at Capernaum was but a few days; all which do not amount to above eight or nine weeks at most: the second passover after this, is, by some, thought to be the feast mentioned in John 5:1, and the third in John 6:4, and the fourth and last, at which he suffered, in John 18:28. The Evangelist John is the only writer that gives an account of the passovers after Christ entered on his public ministry; by which is known the duration of it, which is generally thought to be about three years and a half. "Three years and a half", the Jews say a, the Shekinah sat upon the Mount of Olives, expecting that the Israelites would repent, but they did not; and this seems to be the term of time for disciples to learn of their masters: it is said b, one came from Athens to Jerusalem, and he served "three years and a half" to learn the doctrine of wisdom, and he learned it not.

And Jesus went up to Jerusalem; not alone, but his disciples with him, as appears from John 2:17, to keep the passover as he had been wont to do, and as the law required; and he being under the law, as a son of Abraham, and the surety of his people, it became him to fulfil all righteousness, ceremonial, as well as moral, and which he strictly observed. He is said to go up to Jerusalem, because that stood on higher ground than the low lands of Galilee, and was the only place where the passover might be kept; see Deuteronomy 16:2.

a Praefat. Echa Rabbati, fol. 40. 4. b Echa Rabbati, fol. 44. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Jews’ passover - The feast among the Jews called the Passover. See the notes at Matthew 26:2-17.

And Jesus went up to Jerusalem - Every male among the Jews was required to appear at this feast. Jesus, in obedience to the law, went up to observe it. This is the first Passover on which he attended after he entered on the work of the ministry. It is commonly supposed that he observed three others one recorded Luke 6:1; another John 6:4, and the last one on the night before he was crucified, John 11:55. As his baptism when he entered on his ministry had taken place some time before this - probably not far from six months - it follows that the period of his ministry was not far from three years and a half, agreeably to the prophecy in Daniel 9:27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 2:13. And the Jews' passover was at hand — This was the reason why he stayed but a few days at Capernaum, John 2:12, as he wished to be present at the celebration of this feast at Jerusalem.

This was the first passover after Christ's baptism. The second is mentioned, Luke 6:1. The third, John 6:4. And the fourth, which was that at which he was crucified, John 11:55. From which it appears,

1. That our blessed Lord continued his public ministry about three years and a half, according to the prophecy of Daniel, Daniel 9:27. And,

2. That, having been baptized about the beginning of his thirtieth year, he was crucified precisely in the middle of his thirty-third. See Martin.