Matthew 27:62

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Matthew 26:17

On the first day of the Festival of Thin Bread, Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal?”

Mark 15:42

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

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.