<p>11:55 <i>Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand; and many from the countryside went to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover</i>- This would have included the Lord's family from Nazareth. The Jewish ritual of purifying oneself before Passover is alluded to by the requirement to 'examine ourselves' before breaking bread, the Christian equivalent of the Passover feast. Again, Passover is no longer a feast &quot;of Yahweh&quot;, but &quot;of the Jews&quot;. They had hijacked God's law and turned it into their own religion.</p>