John 19:31

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.

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!”

John 19:42

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

Joshua 8:29

He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.

Mark 15:42

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

Exodus 12:16

You are to hold a sacred assembly on the first day and another sacred assembly on the seventh day. No work may be done on those days except for preparing what people need to eat—you may do only that.

Leviticus 23:7-16

On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23

“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

Joshua 10:26-27

After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung their bodies on five trees and they were there until evening.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

Micah 3:3

You eat the flesh of my people
after you strip their skin from them
and break their bones.
You chop them up
like flesh for the cooking pot,
like meat in a cauldron.”

Matthew 27:62

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

John 19:1

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

That sabbath

General references

Bible References

Because

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 15:42
When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

That the

Deuteronomy 21:22
“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

That sabbath

Leviticus 23:7
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

Their

John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
Micah 3:3
You eat the flesh of my people
after you strip their skin from them
and break their bones.
You chop them up
like flesh for the cooking pot,
like meat in a cauldron.”

General references

Matthew 27:38
Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
Luke 23:54
It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

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