The Burial of Jesus

42 When(A) it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

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54 It was the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 23:54 Lit was dawning

14 It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon.[a] Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:14 Lit about the sixth hour

Jesus’s Side Pierced

31 Since it was the preparation day,(A) the Jews did not want the bodies(B) to remain on the cross(C) on the Sabbath(D) (for that Sabbath was a special[a] day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:31 Lit great

42 They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

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