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Luke 23:54

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day 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

    Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

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  • John 19:31

    The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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  • Mark 15:42

    And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

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  • John 19:14

    And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

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  • John 19:42

    There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

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