Mark 15:42

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

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.