John 19:42

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

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  • John 19:14 : 14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"
  • John 19:31 : 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Since the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.
  • John 19:41 : 41 Now, there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid.
  • Acts 13:29 : 29 When they had fulfilled all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
  • 1 Cor 15:4 : 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
  • Col 2:12 : 12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
  • John 19:20 : 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
  • Ps 22:15 : 15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts within me.
  • Isa 53:9 : 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
  • Matt 12:40 : 40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

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  • John 19:36-41
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    84%

    36These things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: 'Not one of his bones will be broken.'

    37And again another Scripture says, 'They will look on the one they have pierced.'

    38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus but kept it secret because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took the body.

    39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.

    40Taking the body of Jesus, they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom.

    41Now, there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid.

  • Luke 23:52-56
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    81%

    52He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

    53Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock, where no one had yet been laid.

    54It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

    55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how His body was placed in it.

    56Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

  • Mark 15:42-43
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    42When it was already evening, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

    43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

  • John 19:31-33
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    31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Since the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

    32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.

    33But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

  • Acts 13:29
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    29When they had fulfilled all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

  • Matt 27:59-62
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    59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. He rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.

    61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

    62The next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.

  • Mark 15:45-47
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    45When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he granted the body to Joseph.

    46Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Jesus down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb that had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

    47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was placed.

  • John 19:16-20
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    16So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

    17Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place called The Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

    18There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

    19Pilate also had a sign written and put on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."

    20Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

  • John 19:13-14
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    13So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.

    14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

  • Luke 24:1-2
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    1On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared, and some other women were with them.

    2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

  • Mark 6:29
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    29When John's disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

  • Matt 27:66
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    66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

  • John 11:17
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    17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

  • John 11:38
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    38Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

  • Matt 27:36
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    36Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there.

  • Luke 22:9
    70%

    9"Where do you want us to prepare it?" they asked him.

  • John 20:9
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    9For they still did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

  • Mark 16:2-3
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    2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb.

    3They were asking each other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?'

  • Luke 24:20
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    20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • John 20:13
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    13The angels said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She said to them, 'Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.'

  • Matt 14:12
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    12Then John's disciples came, took the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus.

  • John 5:16
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    16Because of this, the Jews began to persecute Jesus and tried to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 15:1
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    1At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • John 20:6
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    6Then Simon Peter arrived, following him, and he went into the tomb. He saw the linen wraps lying there.

  • John 6:4
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    4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

  • John 19:23
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    23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven from top to bottom.