John 19:31
It was Preparation Day, so in order to prevent the bodies' hanging on the cross during the Sabbath (for the Sabbath was a great day) the Jews begged Pilate to have the legs broken, and the bodies taken away.
John 19:14
And it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
John 19:42
Here, because of its being Preparation Day, and as the tomb was near by, they placed Jesus.
Mark 15:42
Toward sunset, as it was the preparation (that is the day preceding the Sabbath),
Matthew 27:62
The day after??hat is, the day following the Preparation??he chief priests and Pharisees went in a body to Pilate and said:
John 19:1
After that Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged;