Luke 23:54
It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
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- Matt 27:62 : 62 Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
- John 19:31 : 31 Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- John 19:42 : 42 Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
- Mark 15:42 : 42 When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
- John 19:14 : 14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour.{noon} He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"
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- Mark 15:42-432 verses84%
42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.
- John 19:38-425 verses81%
38After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
39Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.{100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.}
40So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.
42Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
- Luke 23:52-532 verses80%
52this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.
53He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
- Luke 23:55-562 verses80%
55The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
56They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
- Matt 27:57-648 verses77%
57When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.
58This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
59Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
61Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
62Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
63saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'
64Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
- Luke 24:1-22 verses76%
1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
- Mark 15:45-473 verses76%
45When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
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31Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
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1Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
- Mark 16:1-33 verses73%
1When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
2Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
3They were saying among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"
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29When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
- Luke 23:44-452 verses72%
44It was now about the sixth hour{Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon.}, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.{3:00 PM}
45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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7The day of unleavened bread came, on which the Passover must be sacrificed.
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1Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
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7saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?"
- Luke 24:20-223 verses70%
20and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
21But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
22Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;
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1It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might sieze him by deception, and kill him.
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17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
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66So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
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1Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
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1Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, drew near.
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2"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."
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12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
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12His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.
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13They went, found things as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
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29When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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16His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
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12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.