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Jesus’s Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath, especially because that Sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the bodies removed.(A)

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31 Now it was the day of Preparation,(A) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses(B) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

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14 Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”(A)

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14 It was the day of Preparation(A) of the Passover; it was about noon.(B)

“Here is your king,”(C) Pilate said to the Jews.

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42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

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42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation(A) and since the tomb was nearby,(B) they laid Jesus there.

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The Burial of Jesus

42 When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,(A)

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The Burial of Jesus(A)

42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).(B) So as evening approached,

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19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.(A)

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Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified(A)

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.(B)

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who eat the flesh of my people,
    flay their skin off them,
break their bones in pieces,
    and chop them up like meat[a] in a kettle,
    like flesh in a caldron.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.3 Gk: Heb as

who eat my people’s flesh,(A)
    strip off their skin
    and break their bones in pieces;(B)
who chop(C) them up like meat for the pan,
    like flesh for the pot?(D)

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10 The righteous know the needs of their animals,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.(A)

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10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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26 Afterward Joshua struck them down and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.(A) 27 At sunset Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves; they set large stones against the mouth of the cave that remain to this very day.(B)

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26 Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.

27 At sunset(A) Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.(B)

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29 And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, threw it down at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day.(A)

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29 He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. At sunset,(A) Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks(B) over it, which remains to this day.

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Miscellaneous Laws

22 “When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is executed and you hang him on a tree, 23 his corpse must not remain all night upon the tree; you must bury him that same day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the Lord your God is giving you for possession.(A)

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Various Laws

22 If someone guilty of a capital offense(A) is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, 23 you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight.(B) Be sure to bury(C) it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.(D) You must not desecrate(E) the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations.(A) For seven days you shall present the Lord’s offerings by fire;[a] on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation: you shall not work at your occupations.”

The Offering of First Fruits

The Lord spoke to Moses, 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.(B) 11 He shall raise the sheaf before the Lord, that you may find acceptance; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall raise it. 12 On the day when you raise the sheaf, you shall offer a lamb a year old, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord. 13 And the grain offering with it shall be two-tenths of an ephah of choice flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire[b] of pleasing odor to the Lord, and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin.(C) 14 You shall eat no bread or parched grain or fresh ears until that very day, until you have brought the offering of your God. This is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your settlements.

The Festival of Weeks

15 “And from the day after the Sabbath, from the day on which you bring the sheaf of the elevation offering, you shall count seven full weeks.(D) 16 You shall count until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days; then you shall present an offering of new grain to the Lord.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.8 Or the Lord’s gifts
  2. 23.13 Or a gift

On the first day hold a sacred assembly(A) and do no regular work. For seven days present a food offering to the Lord.(B) And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.’”

Offering the Firstfruits

The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you(C) and you reap its harvest,(D) bring to the priest a sheaf(E) of the first grain you harvest.(F) 11 He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord(G) so it will be accepted(H) on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath. 12 On the day you wave the sheaf, you must sacrifice as a burnt offering to the Lord a lamb a year old(I) without defect,(J) 13 together with its grain offering(K) of two-tenths of an ephah[a](L) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil—a food offering presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering(M) of a quarter of a hin[b] of wine.(N) 14 You must not eat any bread, or roasted or new grain,(O) until the very day you bring this offering to your God.(P) This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,(Q) wherever you live.(R)

The Festival of Weeks(S)

15 “‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath,(T) and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:13 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verse 17
  2. Leviticus 23:13 That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter

16 On the first day you shall hold a solemn assembly and on the seventh day a solemn assembly; no work shall be done on those days; only what everyone must eat, that alone may be prepared by you.(A)

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16 On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. Do no work(A) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do.

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The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

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The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.

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