Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
When evening had already come, since it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”
Now then, since it was the day of preparation, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies be taken away.
Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.