On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 27:62 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate More versionsKing 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, saying, “Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath, especially because that Sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the bodies removed.
And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.