Matthew 27:62

The Passion Translation

The next day, the day after Preparation Day for Passover, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate.

Cross References

Matthew 26:17

On the first day of Passover, the day when all bread made with yeast was removed from every Jewish home, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where should we prepare the Passover meal for you?”

Mark 15:42

Evening was fast approaching, and it was a preparation day before a Sabbath.

John 19:14

And it was now almost noon. And it was the same day they were preparing to slay the Passover lambs. Then Pilate said to the Jewish officials, “Look! Here is your king!”

John 19:31

The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies of the victims to remain on the cross through the next day, since it was the day of preparation for a very important Sabbath. So they asked Pilate’s permission to have the victims’ legs broken to hasten their death and their bodies taken down before sunset.

John 19:42

And because the Sabbath was approaching, and the tomb was nearby, that’s where they laid the body of Jesus.