Bible Verses About Passover: 12

Q: What does *pascha* mean?

Greek pascha (G3957) means the Passover (the feast and, by extension, the lamb). In 1 Corinthians 5:7 Paul says Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

"Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."

— 1 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Passover want Scripture on the Passover — Greek pascha (G3957) and the Exodus feast fulfilled in Christ our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7) — not only the the Lamb inventory alone, and not atonement alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about the Lamb, Bible verses about Lamb of God, Bible verses about atonement, Bible verses about the cross, Bible verses about blood of Jesus, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, and Bible verse of the day. Passover here means the Lord's Passover feast and Christ as our Passover — distinct from the-lamb / atonement surveys alone. We do not ship /pascha bare twins.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, πάσχα pascha (Strong's G3957; Bible Hub G3957) — the Passover (feast and/or lamb); from the Hebrew pesach. 1 Corinthians 5:7 names Christ "our Passover lamb," already sacrificed. This list tracks that Passover / pascha vocabulary, not the whole Lamb of Revelation inventory alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 5 presses that Christ our passover is sacrificed for us, and that we must therefore keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (Bible Hub MHC 1 Corinthians 5; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 5). On Exodus 12, Henry also presses the Passover as God's deliverance by blood (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 12; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 12). (The Lamb and atonement live on those pages; this list centers pascha.)

12 Bible verses about Passover

1 Corinthians 5:7. "Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." Christ, our Passover lamb — pascha. See Bible verses about the Lamb.
Exodus 12:11. "This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord's Passover." It is the Lord's Passover. See Bible verses about covenant.
Exodus 12:13. "The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt." When I see the blood, I will pass over you. See Bible verses about blood of Jesus.
Exodus 12:27. "then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.' Then the people bowed down and worshiped." The Passover sacrifice to the Lord. See Bible verses about worship.
Leviticus 23:5. "The Lord's Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month." The Lord's Passover begins at twilight. See Bible verses about scripture.
Deuteronomy 16:1. "Observe the month of Aviv and celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God, because in the month of Aviv he brought you out of Egypt by night." Celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God. See Bible verses about thanksgiving.
Numbers 9:2. "Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time." Celebrate the Passover at the appointed time. See Bible verses about obedience.
2 Chronicles 35:1. "Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month." Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord. See Bible verses about king.
Luke 22:15. "And he said to them, 'I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.'" Eagerly desired to eat this Passover. See Bible verses about the cross.
Matthew 26:17. "On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?'" Preparations to eat the Passover. See Bible verses about Jesus.
John 19:14. "It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. 'Here is your king,' Pilate said to the Jews." Day of Preparation of the Passover. See Bible verses about king of kings.
Hebrews 11:28. "By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel." By faith he kept the Passover. See Bible verses about faith.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need Passover — not twelve as a grind. If you need Christ our Passover, start at 1 Corinthians 5:7. If you need the Exodus feast itself, open Exodus 12:11 or 12:13. If you need Jesus eagerly desiring the Passover before he suffered, open Luke 22:15. For the Lamb inventory, open Bible verses about the Lamb. For atonement, open Bible verses about atonement. For the night-fire column that lit the road out, open Bible verses about the pillar of fire. For the Red Sea parting that closed Egypt behind Israel, open Bible verses about the Red Sea. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Passover?

1 Corinthians 5:7 (Christ, our Passover lamb), Exodus 12:13 (when I see the blood, I will pass over you), and Luke 22:15 (eagerly desired to eat this Passover) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Passover differ from the Lamb alone?

The Lamb covers John 1:29, Revelation Lamb scenes, and related titles. This page centers pascha — the Passover feast and Christ as our Passover — then cross-links the Lamb. See Bible verses about the Lamb.

What does pascha mean?

Greek pascha (G3957) means the Passover (the feast and, by extension, the lamb). In 1 Corinthians 5:7 Paul says Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

Is Passover the same as atonement or Lamb of God alone?

Related but not identical. Atonement and Lamb of God language surround the same hope; this page tracks Passover (pascha / Exodus + 1 Corinthians 5:7). We do not ship /pascha bare twins. See Bible verses about atonement.

How can I remember these verses?

Read 1 Corinthians 5:7, then Exodus 12:13. Thank God that Christ our Passover has been sacrificed and that the blood marks those he passes over. For the cross beside that hope, open Bible verses about the cross. For Jesus, open Bible verses about Jesus.

Sources

Blue Letter Bible lexicon: G3957 (links above).
Bible Hub Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on 1 Corinthians 5 and Exodus 12 (links above).
Cross-links: the Lamb, Lamb of God, atonement, the cross, blood of Jesus, Jesus, hope, faith, covenant, worship, scripture, thanksgiving, obedience, king, king of kings.