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Luke 23:54

52 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56 Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
KJV
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
WEB
It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
ASV
And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
DARBY
And it was preparation day, and [the] sabbath twilight was coming on.
BLB
And it was the Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was beginning.
ÅB
Det var beredelses-dagen, og sabbaten stundet til.
OTB
Det var forberedelsesdagen, og sabbaten nærmet seg.
B1930
Det var beredelses-dagen, og sabbaten stundet til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Matthew 27:62

    The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

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  • John 19:31

    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

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  • Mark 15:42

    Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

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  • John 19:14

    It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

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  • John 19:42

    And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

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