Luke 23:54
It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.
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- Matt 27:62 : 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
- 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 19:42 : 42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.
- Mark 15:42 : 42 Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),
- 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!”
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- Mark 15:42-432 verses84%
42Jesus’ Burial Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation(that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43Joseph 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 19:38-425 verses81%
38Jesus’ 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.
39Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.
40Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices, in strips of linen cloth according to Jewish burial customs.
41Now 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.
42And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.
- Luke 23:52-532 verses80%
52He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53Then 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.
- Luke 23:55-562 verses80%
55The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
56Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
- Matt 27:57-648 verses77%
57Jesus’ Burial Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
58He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and 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.)
62The Guard at the Tomb The next day(which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
63and said,“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said,‘After three days I will rise again.’
64So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
- Luke 24:1-22 verses76%
1The 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.
2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
- Mark 15:45-473 verses76%
45When Pilate was informed by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46After 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.
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.
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31Then, 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.
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1The Resurrection Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
- Mark 16:1-33 verses73%
1The Resurrection When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.
2And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
3They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
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29When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
- Luke 23:44-452 verses72%
44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
45because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.
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7The Passover Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
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1The Resurrection Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.
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7that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
- Luke 24:20-223 verses70%
20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
21But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.
22Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
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1The Plot Against Jesus Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
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17Speaking with Martha and Mary When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.
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66So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
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1Jesus 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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1Judas’ Decision to Betray Jesus Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
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2“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
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12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.
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12Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.
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13So they went and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
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29When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
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16So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
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12A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).