Jesus Is Buried

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:54 I.e. preparation for the Sabbath
  2. Luke 23:54 Lit dawn

14 Now it was (A)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the [a](B)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Behold, (C)your King!”

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  1. John 19:14 Perhaps 6 a.m.

Care of the Body of Jesus

31 Then the Jews, because it was (A)the day of preparation, so that (B)the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath ([a]for that Sabbath was a (C)high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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  1. John 19:31 Lit for the day of that Sabbath was great

42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of (A)preparation, since the tomb was (B)nearby, they laid Jesus there.

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