John 19:14

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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!”

Cross References

Matthew 27:45

Now from noon until three o’clock in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land.

Matthew 27:62

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

Mark 15:25

It was nine o’clock in the morning and they crucified Him. [Note: John 19:14 indicates that the crucifixion took place about noon. This can be harmonized if we take Mark’s account to mean when the entire process began].

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,

Luke 23:44

Now when it was about twelve o’clock noon, darkness came over all the land until three o’clock in the afternoon, for

Luke 23:54

This happened on the Day of Preparation [for the Passover Festival], as the Sabbath day was about to begin [i.e., shortly before 6 PM on Friday].

John 19:3

Then they went [up] to Him and said, “Hey! King of the Jews!” and struck Him [in the face with their hands].

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].

John 19:5

So, Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Then Pilate said to the [assembled] Jewish authorities, “Look, [here is] the man!”