Luke 23:54

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

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  • Matt 27:62 : 62 The next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.
  • 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 19:42 : 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
  • Mark 15:42 : 42 When it was already evening, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  • 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!"

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  • Mark 15:42-43
    2 verses
    84%

    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 19:38-42
    5 verses
    81%

    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.

    42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

  • Luke 23:52-53
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    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.

  • Luke 23:55-56
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    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.

  • Matt 27:57-64
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    77%

    57When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who had also become a disciple of Jesus, arrived.

    58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be handed over to him.

    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.

    63They said, 'Sir, we remember that while He was still alive, that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise again."'

    64'So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, or else His disciples may come and steal Him away, and tell the people, "He has been raised from the dead." This last deception would be worse than the first.'

  • Luke 24:1-2
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    76%

    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 15:45-47
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    76%

    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 19:31
    75%

    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.

  • Matt 28:1
    74%

    1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

  • Mark 16:1-3
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    73%

    1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus' body.

    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?'

  • 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.

  • Luke 23:44-45
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    44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

    45The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

  • Luke 22:7
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    7Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

  • John 20:1
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    1On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

  • Luke 24:7
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    7"The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

  • Luke 24:20-22
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    20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

    21But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. What is more, it is the third day since all this happened.

    22In addition, some women of our group amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning,

  • Mark 14:1
    70%

    1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

  • John 11:17
    70%

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

  • Matt 27:66
    69%

    66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

  • Mark 15:1
    69%

    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.

  • Luke 22:1
    69%

    1The Festival of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, was drawing near.

  • Matt 26:2
    69%

    2You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.

  • Luke 24:12
    69%

    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there by themselves, and he went away, wondering what had happened.

  • Matt 14:12
    69%

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

  • Luke 22:13
    69%

    13So they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

  • Mark 6:29
    69%

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

  • Mark 14:16
    68%

    16So the disciples went out and entered the city. They found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

  • Acts 1:12
    68%

    12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.