Exodus 12:11
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
Cross-reference
Exodus 12:27 explains the Passover sacrifice and the Lord's passing over — the meaning behind the haste command here.
Leviticus 23:5 sets the date for Passover, the same feast these instructions are for.
Deuteronomy 16:2-6 gives further Passover laws, including the central sanctuary and timing, building on this initial command.
Matthew 26:20 shows Jesus at the Last Supper, the Passover meal that fulfills the Exodus ordinance.
In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul calls Christ 'our Passover lamb'—fulfilling the typology of the Passover sacrifice instituted here.
1 Peter 1:13 directly alludes to this verse, urging believers to 'gird up the loins of your mind' — the same readiness.
Job 38:3 uses the identical phrase 'gird up your loins'—a call to prepare, mirroring the readiness commanded for the Passover meal.
Mark 14:22 records Jesus instituting the Lord's Supper during Passover, fulfilling the symbolism of the Passover feast described here.
Luke 12:35 uses the same image of tucked-in belt for readiness, echoing the Passover urgency.
Numbers 28:16 reiterates the Passover date, linking to the same ordinance.