Matthew 27:62

New English Translation

The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

Cross References

Matthew 26:17

Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

Mark 15:42

Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

John 19:14

(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your king!”

John 19:31

Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken down.

John 19:42

And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.