John 19:31
As it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, in order that the bodies might not be left on the crosses over the Sabbath, for that Sabbath was an especially important one, the Jews asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and the bodies removed.
John 19:14
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. And Pilate said to the Jews, "There is your king!"
John 19:42
So because it was the Jewish Preparation day, and the tomb was close by, they put Jesus there.
Mark 15:42
Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Matthew 27:62
On the next day, that is, the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees went in a body to Pilate
John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.