John 19:14
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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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Matthew 27:62
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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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John 19:5
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5 So Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate[a] said to them, “Behold the man!”(A)
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- 19.5 Gk He
John 19:42
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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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Mark 15:25
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25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
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John 19:31-32
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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) 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him.(B)
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John 19:19-22
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19 Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth,[a] the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew,[b] in Latin, and in Greek. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’ ”(A) 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”
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John 19:3
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3 They kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him on the face.(A)
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Luke 23:54
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54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.[a](A)
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- 23.54 Gk was dawning
Mark 15:42
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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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Mark 15:33-34
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The Death of Jesus
33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land[a] until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”[b](A)
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