⁹So they said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”^* ¹⁰And he said to them, “Behold, when^* you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters. ¹¹And you will say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’ ¹²And he will show you a large furnished^a upstairs room. Make preparations there.” ¹³So they went and^* found everything^* just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

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Footnotes

*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“have entered”)
aOr perhaps “paved” or “panelled”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him.

“Listen,” he said to them, “when you’ve entered the city, a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters. Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks you, “Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’ Then he will show you a large, furnished room upstairs. Make the preparations there.”

So they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him.

He replied, “As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.” They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

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