John 19:31

Young's Literal Translation 1862

The Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.

Cross References

Exodus 12:16

`And in the first day `is' a holy convocation, and in the seventh day ye have a holy convocation; any work is not done in them, only that which is eaten by any person -- it alone is done by you,

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked `are' cruel.

Micah 3:3

And who have eaten the flesh of My people, And their skin from off them have stript, And their bones they have broken, And they have spread `them' out as in a pot, And as flesh in the midst of a caldron.

Matthew 27:62

And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,

Mark 15:42

And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,

John 19:1

Then, therefore, did Pilate take Jesus and scourge `him',

John 19:14

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'

John 19:42

there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

Joshua 8:29

and the king of Ai he hath hanged on the tree till even-time, and at the going in of the sun hath Joshua commanded, and they take down his carcase from the tree, and cast it unto the opening of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones till this day.