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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John 19:14
Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon. He told the Jewish leaders, "Here is your king!"
Matthew 27:62
The following day (that is, after the Day of Preparation), the high priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate
Mark 15:42
It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening,
That the
Deuteronomy 21:22
"If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree,
That sabbath
Leviticus 23:7
On the first day that you hold the sacred assembly, you are to do no servile work.
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John 19:1
Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped.
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Micah 3:3
You eat the flesh of my people, flaying their skin from them. You break their bones, chopping them in pieces like meat for a pot, like meat destined for a soup kettle.'
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Matthew 27:38
At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
Luke 23:54
It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was just beginning.