On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover? ’
Matthew 27:62 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The next day, that is, the day after the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate American Standard Version (1901) Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate, Common English Bible The next day, which was the day after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the next day, which is after the Preparation day, the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate together, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, |
On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover? ’
When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon. Then he told the Jews, ‘Here is your king! ’
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.
They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.