Mark 14:12
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?
Cross-reference
Exodus 12:18 specifies the exact date (14th day of first month at evening) for eating unleavened bread, grounding the timing of the Passover meal in Mark 14:12.
1 Corinthians 5:7 calls Christ our Passover lamb, connecting the sacrificed lamb of Mark 14:12 to Jesus' atoning death typologically.
Luke 22:9 records the disciples asking where to prepare, matching the same question in Mark.
Luke 22:8 has Jesus sending Peter and John to prepare the Passover, a direct parallel to the disciples' question here.
Luke 22:7 also records the day of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb was sacrificed, identical to Mark 14:12's setting.
Matthew 26:17 is the parallel account of the disciples preparing the Passover, directly matching the setup in Mark 14:12.
Deuteronomy 16:1-4 gives the command to observe Passover in Abib and eat unleavened bread for seven days, providing the legal basis for the meal in Mark 14:12.
Numbers 28:16-18 repeats the Passover and Unleavened Bread regulations, reinforcing the same holy convocation context as Mark 14:12.
Leviticus 23:6 introduces the Feast of Unleavened Bread on the 15th day, explaining the seven-day feast context for the 'day of Unleavened Bread' in Mark 14:12.
Leviticus 23:5 defines the Lord's Passover on the 14th day at twilight, directly parallel to the timing in Mark 14:12.
Exodus 13:3 connects the unleavened bread to remembering the exodus from Egypt, adding the redemptive context to the Passover meal in Mark 14:12.
Exodus 12:6 commands killing the Passover lamb at twilight—Mark 14:12 notes this was the day they did so.
Numbers 9:2 commands celebrating Passover at its appointed time, directly linking to the preparation here.
Deuteronomy 16:2 instructs sacrificing the Passover at God's chosen place, the background for Jesus' observance.
Exodus 23:15 commands the Feast of Unleavened Bread at the appointed time, the same festival setting as here.
Exodus 12:21 gives the original command to slaughter the Passover lamb, the ritual Jesus is preparing to observe.
Matthew 26:5 records the chief priests' decision to avoid arrest during the festival, the same Passover context showing tension.
1 Corinthians 5:8 applies the unleavened bread metaphor to Christian sincerity and truth, extending the Passover imagery of Mark 14:12 into ethical living.