Luke 23:54

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

It was the day of Preparation, and the sabbath was beginning.

Cross References

Matthew 27:62

Next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

Mark 15:42

And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Luke 23:53

Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud, and laid him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid.

John 19:14

Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

John 19:31

Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath 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, as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.