Luke 23:54

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

Cross References

Matthew 27:62

On the next day, which was a Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate.

Mark 15:42

It was now the evening before the Sabbath, and the Jewish people were getting ready for that sacred day.

Luke 23:53

He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine cloth. Then he put it in a tomb that had been cut out of solid rock and had never been used.

John 19:14

It was about midday on the day before Passover, and Pilate said to the crowd, “Look at your king!”

John 19:31

The next day would be both a Sabbath and the Passover. It was a special day for the Jewish people, and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses during that day. So they asked Pilate to break the men's legs and take their bodies down.

John 19:42

The tomb was nearby, and since it was the time to prepare for the Sabbath, they were in a hurry to put Jesus' body there.