John 19:31

Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.

John 19:14

(Now it was the day of preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, "Behold your king!"

John 19:42

So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.

Joshua 8:29

The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded [them], and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones [that remains] to this day.

Mark 15:42

And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Exodus 12:16

It will be for you on the first day a holy assembly and on the seventh day a holy assembly; no work will be done on them; only what is eaten by every person, it alone will be prepared for you.

Leviticus 23:7-16

On the first day [there] shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do {any regular work}.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23

"And {if a man commits a sin punishable by death}, and [so] he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,

Joshua 10:26-27

And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Micah 3:3

and who eat the flesh of my people, and strip their skin from them, and break their bones, and chop [them] like meat in the pot, and like flesh in the midst of a cooking pot."

Matthew 27:62

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

John 19:1

So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

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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
(Now it was the day of preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, "Behold your king!"
Matthew 27:62
Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
Mark 15:42
And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

That the

Deuteronomy 21:22
"And {if a man commits a sin punishable by death}, and [so] he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,

That sabbath

Leviticus 23:7
On the first day [there] shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do {any regular work}.

Their

John 19:1
So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Micah 3:3
and who eat the flesh of my people, and strip their skin from them, and break their bones, and chop [them] like meat in the pot, and like flesh in the midst of a cooking pot."

General references

Matthew 27:38
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.
Luke 23:54
And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.