Exodus 12:26-27

New King James Version

²⁶^(A)And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ ²⁷that you shall say, ^(B)‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people ^(C)bowed their heads and worshiped.

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Exodus 12:26-27

New International Version

²⁶And when your children^(A) ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ ²⁷then tell them, ‘It is the Passover^(B) sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’”^(C) Then the people bowed down and worshiped.^(D)