Thereforebecauseof the Jewishday of preparation,sincethe tombwas nearby,they laidJesusthere.
My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
His gravewas assignedwith wickedmen,Yet He was with a richmanin His death,BecauseHe had donenoviolence,Norwas there any deceitin His mouth.
for justas JONAHWAS THREEDAYSAND THREENIGHTSIN THE BELLYOF THE SEA MONSTER,sowill the Sonof Manbe threedaysand threenightsin the heartof the earth.
Nowit was the day of preparationfor the Passover;it was aboutthe sixthhour.And he saidto the Jews,"Behold,your King!"
Thereforemanyof the Jewsreadthisinscription,for the placewhereJesuswas crucifiedwas nearthe city;and it was writtenin Hebrew,Latin[and] in Greek.
Thenthe Jews,becauseit was the day of preparation,sothat the bodieswould not remainon the crosson the Sabbath(for that Sabbathwas a highday),askedPilatethat their legsmight be broken,and [that] they might be taken away.
Nowin the placewhereHe was crucifiedthere was a garden,and in the gardena newtombin whichno onehad yetbeenlaid.
"Whenthey had carriedout allthat was writtenconcerningHim, they took Him downfrom the crossand laidHim in a tomb.
and that He was buried,and that He was raisedon the thirddayaccordingto the Scriptures,
having been buriedwith Him in baptism,in whichyou were alsoraisedup with Him throughfaithin the workingof God,who raisedHim from the dead.
