Verse 54

It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

Referenced Verses

• 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. He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"