Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.
Mark 15:42 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As evening had already come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, [the day] before the Sabbath, [Deut. 21:22, 23.] American Standard Version (1901) And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Common English Bible Since it was late in the afternoon on Preparation Day, just before the Sabbath, Catholic Public Domain Version And when evening had now arrived (because it was the Preparation Day, which is before the Sabbath) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath,) |
Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.
When they had carried out all that had been written about him, they took him down from the tree and put him in a tomb.