Matthew 27:62

New Century Version

The next day, the day after Preparation Day, the leading priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.

Cross References

Matthew 26:17

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the followers came to Jesus. They said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?”

Mark 15:42

This was Preparation Day. (That means the day before the Sabbath day.) That evening,

John 19:14

It was about noon on Preparation Day of Passover week. Pilate said to the crowd, “Here is your king!”

John 19:31

This day was Preparation Day, and the next day was a special Sabbath day. Since the religious leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day, they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken and the bodies be taken away.

John 19:42

The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it was nearby, and they were preparing to start their Sabbath day.