Luke 23:54

KJV1611 – Modern English

That day was the preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

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  • Matt 27:62 : 62 Now the next day, that followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
  • John 19:31 : 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
  • John 19:42 : 42 There they laid Jesus because of the Jews' preparation day; for the tomb was nearby.
  • Mark 15:42 : 42 And now when the evening had come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
  • John 19:14 : 14 And it was the preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour: and he said to the Jews, Behold your King!

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  • Mark 15:42-43
    2 verses
    84%

    42And now when the evening had come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

    43Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

  • John 19:38-42
    5 verses
    81%

    38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave permission. He came and took the body of Jesus.

    39And Nicodemus also came, who at first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds in weight.

    40Then they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen clothes with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews to bury.

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

    42There they laid Jesus because of the Jews' preparation day; for the tomb was nearby.

  • Luke 23:52-53
    2 verses
    80%

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

    53Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was cut out of stone, where no one had ever lain before.

  • Luke 23:55-56
    2 verses
    80%

    55And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.

    56Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments, and they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

  • Matt 27:57-64
    8 verses
    77%

    57When evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple.

    58He went to Pilate and begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

    59And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.

    61And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the sepulcher.

    62Now the next day, that followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

    63Saying, Sir, we remember that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

    64Command therefore that the sepulcher be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; so the last deception will be worse than the first.

  • Luke 24:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they went to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared, and certain others with them.

    2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

  • Mark 15:45-47
    3 verses
    76%

    45And when he was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

    46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which was cut out of a rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

    47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

  • John 19:31
    75%

    31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

  • Matt 28:1
    74%

    1At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

  • Mark 16:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought sweet spices so they might go and anoint him.

    2And very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun.

    3And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

  • Acts 13:29
    73%

    29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

  • Luke 23:44-45
    2 verses
    72%

    44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

    45Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

  • Luke 22:7
    71%

    7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be sacrificed.

  • John 20:1
    71%

    1On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

  • Luke 24:7
    71%

    7Saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day.

  • Luke 24:20-22
    3 verses
    70%

    20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

    21But we had hoped that it was he who was going to redeem Israel: and besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.

    22Yes, and certain women from our company astonished us, who were early at the tomb;

  • Mark 14:1
    70%

    1After two days was the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit and kill him.

  • John 11:17
    70%

    17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had already been in the grave four days.

  • Matt 27:66
    69%

    66So they went, and made the sepulcher secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard.

  • Mark 15:1
    69%

    1And immediately in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

  • Luke 22:1
    69%

    1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread was approaching, which is called the Passover.

  • Matt 26:2
    69%

    2You know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified.

  • Luke 24:12
    69%

    12Then Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen clothes lying by themselves, and departed, wondering to himself at what had happened.

  • Matt 14:12
    69%

    12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

  • Luke 22:13
    69%

    13And they went, and found as he had said to them: and they prepared the Passover.

  • Mark 6:29
    69%

    29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

  • Mark 14:16
    68%

    16And his disciples went forth and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they prepared the Passover.

  • Acts 1:12
    68%

    12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.