Luke 23:54

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

It was the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

Cross References

Matthew 27:62

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

John 19:31

Since it was the preparation day,  the Jews did not want the bodies  to remain on the cross  on the Sabbath  (for that Sabbath was a special  day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

Mark 15:42

When  it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

John 19:42

They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

John 19:14

It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon.  Then he told the Jews, ‘Here is your king! ’

Luke 23:53

Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.  ,