Matthew 27:62The Passion TranslationThe next day, the day after Preparation Day for Passover, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate. See the chapter |
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.