John 19:31

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John 19:31

Since it was the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high holy day) the Jews asked Pilate to have their legs broken [to hasten death] and the bodies taken away.

John 19:14

Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover [week], and it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”

John 19:42

Therefore, because of the Jewish day of Preparation, and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Joshua 8:29

He hanged [the body of] the king of Ai on a tree [leaving it there] until evening; at sunset Joshua gave a command and they took the body down from the tree and dumped it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled a great heap of stones over it that stands to this day.

Mark 15:42

When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Exodus 12:16

On the first day [of the feast] you shall have a holy and solemn assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be another holy and solemn assembly; no work of any kind shall be done on those days, except for the preparation of food which every person must eat—only that may be done by you.

Leviticus 23:7-16

On the first day you shall have a holy convocation (calling together); you shall not do any laborious work [on that day].

Deuteronomy 21:22-23

“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death and [afterward] you hang him on a tree [as a public example],

Joshua 10:26-27

Then afterward Joshua struck them [with his sword] and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Micah 3:3

You who eat the flesh of my people,
Strip off their skin from them,
Break their bones
And chop them in pieces as for the pot,
Like meat in a kettle.”

Matthew 27:62

The next day, that is, the day after the [day of] preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

John 19:1

So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped).

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Summary

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.

Because

John 19:14

Matthew 27:62

Mark 15:42

That the

Deuteronomy 21:22

That sabbath

Leviticus 23:7

Their

John 19:1

Proverbs 12:10

Micah 3:3

General references

Matthew 27:38

Luke 23:54

Bible References

Because

Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover [week], and it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Look, your King!”

The next day, that is, the day after the [day of] preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

That the

“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death and [afterward] you hang him on a tree [as a public example],

That sabbath

On the first day you shall have a holy convocation (calling together); you shall not do any laborious work [on that day].

Their

So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped).

A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

You who eat the flesh of my people,
Strip off their skin from them,
Break their bones
And chop them in pieces as for the pot,
Like meat in a kettle.”

General references

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.

It was the day of preparation [for the Sabbath], and the Sabbath was dawning.