John 19:42
And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.
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- John 19:14 : 14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
- John 19:31 : 31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath(for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken down.
- John 19:41 : 41 Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.
- Acts 13:29 : 29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
- 1 Cor 15:4 : 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures,
- Col 2:12 : 12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.
- John 19:20 : 20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
- Ps 22:15 : 15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
- Isa 53:9 : 9 They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.
- Matt 12:40 : 40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge 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 19:36-416 verses84%
36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.”
37 And again another scripture says,“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.
39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.
40 Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.
41 Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.
- Luke 23:52-565 verses81%
52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet been buried.
54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.
55 The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
56 Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
- Mark 15:42-432 verses79%
42 Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
- John 19:31-333 verses77%
31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath(for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken down.
32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other.
33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
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29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
- Matt 27:59-624 verses76%
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.
61 (Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)
62 The Guard at the Tomb The next day(which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
- Mark 15:45-473 verses76%
45 When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.
- John 19:16-205 verses75%
16 Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,
17 and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called“The Place of the Skull”(called in Aramaic Golgotha).
18 There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
19 Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
- John 19:13-142 verses72%
13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).
14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
- Luke 24:1-22 verses72%
1 The Resurrection Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.
2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
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29 When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
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66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
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17 Speaking with Martha and Mary When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.
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38 Lazarus Raised from the Dead Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb.(Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.)
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36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
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9 They said to him,“Where do you want us to prepare it?”
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9 (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)
- Mark 16:2-32 verses69%
2 And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
3 They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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13 They said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied,“They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”
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12 Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.
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16 Responding to Jewish Leaders Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
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1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
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6 Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
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4 (Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.)
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23 Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained.(Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)