Matthew 27:62 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶² Now on the following day, which was the day after the Preparation [for the Passover Festival], the leading priests and Pharisees assembled in front of Pilate

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶² Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶² 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)

⁶² 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

⁶² The next day, which was the day after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶² 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

⁶² And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

Matthew 27:62 Cross References

Matthew 26:17

Now on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread [i.e., the first day of Passover week], Jesus’ disciples came to Him, saying, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover meal?”

Mark 15:42

When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation [for the Passover Festival], being the day before the [special] Sabbath Day,

John 19:14

Now it was about six o’clock in the morning [Note: This was according to Roman time, but if Jewish time were meant, it would have been 12 noon] on the Day of Preparation for the Passover Festival. [Note: This would be the day before the Passover Festival]. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Look, [here is] your king!”

John 19:31

Now it was the Day of Preparation [Note: This was the day before the Passover Festival began, and fell on a Friday that year], and the Jews did not permit bodies to remain on a cross over the Sabbath day. (Besides, that Sabbath day was a special day [i.e., since it was both the Passover and the regular weekly Sabbath, as well]). So, they asked Pilate to have Jesus’ and the criminals’ legs broken [i.e., to speed up their deaths] and then have their bodies taken away.

John 19:42

So, they placed Jesus’ body there, for it was the Day of Preparation and that was the closest grave site. [Note: Since this was the day before the Passover Festival, and the next day was also the regular weekly Sabbath, they had to bury the body before sundown to comply with Jewish restrictions against working on a Sabbath day].