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.”
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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