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.
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Because
John 19:14
Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
Matthew 27:62
The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate
Mark 15:42
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
That the
Deuteronomy 21:22
"And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and 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 not do any ordinary work.
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John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.
Proverbs 12:10
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
Micah 3:3
who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones in pieces and chop them up like meat in a pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
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Matthew 27:38
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
Luke 23:54
It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.