Matthew 27:62

Modern English Version

The next day, following the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate,

Cross References

Matthew 26:17

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will You have us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Mark 15:42

When the evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

John 19:14

It was the Day of Preparation of the Passover and about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

John 19:31

Since it was the Day of Preparation, to prevent bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

John 19:42

So because of the Jewish Day of Preparation, and since the tomb was nearby, they buried Jesus there.