John 19:31

Then the Jews, because it was Preparation, begged Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away, so that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the sabbath. For that sabbath was a high day.

John 19:14

And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold your king!

John 19:42

There, then, because of the Preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

Joshua 8:29

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree and throw it down at the entrance to the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, to this day.

Mark 15:42

And it, becoming evening already, since it was the Preparation, that is, the day before sabbath,

Exodus 12:16

And on the first day shall be a holy gathering, and in the seventh day there shall be a holy gathering for you. No manner of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

Leviticus 23:7-16

On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no work of labor,

Deuteronomy 21:22-23

And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and if he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,

Joshua 10:26-27

And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous one understands the soul of his animal; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Micah 3:3

who also eat the flesh of My people, and strip their skin off them. And they break their bones and chop them in pieces, like that in the pot, like those in the middle of the kettle.

Matthew 27:62

And on the next day, which was after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate,

John 19:1

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and flogged Him.

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
And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold your king!
Matthew 27:62
And on the next day, which was after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate,
Mark 15:42
And it, becoming evening already, since it was the Preparation, that is, the day before sabbath,

That the

Deuteronomy 21:22
And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and if he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,

That sabbath

Leviticus 23:7
On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no work of labor,

Their

John 19:1
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and flogged Him.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous one understands the soul of his animal; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Micah 3:3
who also eat the flesh of My people, and strip their skin off them. And they break their bones and chop them in pieces, like that in the pot, like those in the middle of the kettle.

General references

Matthew 27:38
Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one off the right, one off the left.
Luke 23:54
And that day was the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.