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Mark 15:42

40 And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41 These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

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

43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

44 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

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BSB
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
KJV
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
WEB
When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
ASV
And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
DARBY
And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,
BLB
And evening already having come, since it was the Preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
ÅB
Og da det alt var blitt kveld - det var beredelses-dagen, det er dagen før sabbaten -
OTB
Det var forberedelsesdagen, det vil si dagen før sabbaten. Da det ble kveld,
B1930
Og da det alt var blitt aften - det var beredelses-dagen, det er dagen før sabbaten -

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  • Luke 23:50–56

    Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

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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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  • John 19:38–42

    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

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  • Matthew 27:57–62

    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

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