1 Corinthians 5:7
“Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: is sacrificed; or, is slain”
King James Version
Christ as our Passover lamb sacrificed, the fulfillment of Exodus 12's paschal lamb in the atonement.
Fulfillment References
Exodus 12:3-7 John 1:29 1 Peter 1:19
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.' The Passover lamb of Exodus 12 — its blood sparing Israel from death — was always a shadow of the Lord Jesus, the Lamb of God (John 1:29) whose blood saves us. God provided the true Lamb by becoming the sacrifice; the One who passed over Israel in Egypt is the One slain for us in Christ.
JewishPassover (Pesach) commemorates the exodus deliverance by the lamb's blood; the application to Jesus as the Passover is not part of Jewish observance.
CatholicChrist the true Paschal Lamb, sacrificed for us — the heart of the Eucharist and the Paschal Mystery (cf. the Catechism).
ProtestantJesus is the fulfillment of the Passover lamb; His blood redeems, as the lamb's blood spared Israel (Exod. 12; 1 Pet. 1:19).
AcademicPaul links Christ's death to Passover; the timing of the crucifixion relative to Passover (Synoptics vs. John) is much discussed.
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