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54 This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation,[a] as the Sabbath was about to begin.

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  1. 23:54 Greek It was the day of preparation.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, on the Sabbath,[a] the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.

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  1. 27:62 Or On the next day, which is after the Preparation.

31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.

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The Burial of Jesus

42 This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation,[a] the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached,

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  1. 15:42 Greek It was the day of preparation.

42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover[a] and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

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  1. 19:42 Greek because of the Jewish day of preparation.

14 It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people,[a] “Look, here is your king!”

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  1. 19:14 Greek Jewish people; also in 19:20.

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