John 19:31

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Since it was the day of Preparation (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and their bodies taken away, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath.

Cross References

Matthew 27:62

The next day (that is, after the day of Preparation), the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together before Pilate

Mark 15:42

When evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

John 19:1

Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.

John 19:14

It was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover, and he said to the Jews, “Behold, your king!”

John 19:42

Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.