Joh 18:28 | HCSB | STEP | Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters . It was early morning . They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover .

John 18:28

Jesus before Pilate

28 Then ^a they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s ^{▼▼headquarters /palace: The Latin word Praetorium was used by Greek writers for the residence of the Roman governor; it may also refer to military headquarters, the imperial court, or the emperor's guard.}headquarters. ^c It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the ^{▼▼Passover: The Israelite festival celebrated on the fourteenth day of the first month in the early spring. It was a celebration of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, commemorating the final plague on Egypt when the firstborn were killed.}Passover.