John 19:14

It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about six in the morning. Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”

Matthew 27:62

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

Mark 15:25

Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified Him.

John 19:5

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

John 19:42

They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

Mark 15:33-34

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Mark 15:42

When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Luke 23:54

It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

John 19:3

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

John 19:19-22

Pilate also had a sign lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was:

JESUS THE NAZARENE

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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!

The preparation

The sixth

Mark 15:25

Behold

John 19:3

General references

Luke 23:54

Acts 13:28

Bible References

The preparation

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

The sixth

Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified Him.

Behold

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

General references

It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.