Now it was the Preparation Day of the Pesach, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Judeans, *Behold, your King!*
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief Kohanim and the Perushim were gathered together to Pilate,
It was the third hour, and they crucified him.
When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Shabbat,
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
It was the day of the Preparation, and the Shabbat was drawing near.
They kept saying, *Hail, King of the Jews!* and they kept slapping him.
Then because of the Judeans Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Yeshua there.
Yeshua therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, *Behold, the man!*