Verse 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

Referenced Verses

  • 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!”
  • John 19:42 : 42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, 28 to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.
  • 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.
  • Luke 23:54-56 : 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.
  • Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. 3 They say,“Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!” 4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them. 5 Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying, 6 “I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
  • Matt 26:17 : 17 The Passover Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said,“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
  • Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him. 2 They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.