Luke 22:12

12. upper room] The usual place of resort for large gatherings in a Jewish house; probably the very room which also witnessed the appearance of the Risen Christ to the Twelve, and the Descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.

furnished] with divans, cushions, &c. Eze_23:41 (LXX.); Act_9:34 (Greek).

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And they went,.... From Bethany to Jerusalem:

and found as he had said unto them; they met the man with the pitcher of water, and by following him, found the house Christ meant to keep the passover at; they told the master of it, what Christ ordered them, who immediately showed them a very convenient room, as he had described to them:

and they made ready the passover; provided a lamb, and got it killed and dressed, and prepared every thing necessary for the keeping of the feast, according to divine appointment; See Gill on Mat 26:19.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. The house which possessed so large an upper chamber must have been one of considerable size, and evidently belonged to a man of some wealth and position, possibly to Nicodemus or Joseph of Arimathaea. That it perhaps belonged to St. Mark"s family has also been suggested. It had evidently been prepared beforehand for the purpose of the feast, in obedience to a previous direction of Jesus. "Furnished" ( estrwmwnon) applies specially to carpets spread over the couches for the reception of guests. "In this large upper chamber thus prepared," said the Lord, "make the necessary arrangements for the Paschal Supper; procuring and preparing the lamb, the unleavened bread, the herbs, and other customary dishes." It seems probable that this" large upper room," evidently belonging to a disciple, or at least to one friendly to Jesus, was the same room which, in the happier hours after the Resurrection, witnessed the appearance of the Risen to the eleven, and, later, the descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues giving instructions to Peter and John.

He will show you

"The owner of the house will show you"

upper room

"room upstairs." If your community does not have houses with rooms above other rooms, you may need to consider how to describe buildings in the city.

So they went

"So Peter and John went"

translationWords

Passover

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12. ἀνάγαιον. The Attic form of the word is ἀνώγεων. This large room under the roof is the usual place of resort for large gatherings in a Jewish house; probably the very room which also witnessed the appearance of the Risen Christ to the Twelve, and the Descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.

ἐστρωμένον. Laid out with cushions on the divans, &c. Eze 23:41 (LXX[380]); Act 9:34 (Greek).

[380] LXX. Septuagint.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

12.] The οἰκοδεσπ. was a man of some wealth, and could not be identical with the water-carrier (see notes on Matt.).

κατάλ. is not here, as in ch. 2:7, an inn, but a room set apart at this season of the feast, by residents in Jerusalem, in which parties coming from the country might eat the Passover. The question therefore would be well understood;—and the room being ἐστρωμένον, and as Mark adds, ἕτοιμον, would be no matter of surprise.

Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

12. ἀναγαιον. “Anything raised above the ground (ἀνά or ἄνω and γαῖα or γῆ) upper floor (Xen. Anab. v. 4, 29), upper room.” Only here and Mar 14:15. The MSS. vary between ἀνάγαιον, ἀνόγαιον, ἀνώγεων, ἀνώγεως, ἀνωγαιον, and ἀνώγεον. Most, including the best, have ἀνάγαιον. That this room is identical with the ὑπερῷον. Act 1:13 is pure conjecture: the change of word is against it.

In both Passages Vulg. has cænaculum, for which Old Latin texts have here medianum (a), pede plano locum (b), superiorum locum (q), in superioribus locum (c e), and superiorem domum (d).

ἐστρωμένον. “Spread, furnished”—with what, depends upon the context, which here suggests couches or cushions: comp. Act 9:34. Luther erroneously has gepflastert. Mk. adds ἔτοιμον, which some insert here.

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And he [κακεινος] . See on Mr 14:15.

Furnished. See on Mr 14:15. Wyc., strewed.

14 - 18; 24 - 30. Compare Mt 26:20; Mr 14:17.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.