19. And the disciples did.] [3] Action of the disciples. [a] The paschal lamb. Lk. 22:8 tells us that the disciples were Peter and John. Both Mk. 14:15 and Lk. 22:12 show that the preparations, as far as the room was concerned, were mostly made before the two apostles arrived. The lamb, too, must have been ready, since according to the primitive law it had to be set apart on the tenth day of Nisan [Ex. 12:3]. But the lamb must be presented in the temple between the two evenings, i. e. between three
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