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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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.
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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.