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 day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, here is your king!"
Matthew 27:62
The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate
Mark 15:42
Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
That the
Deuteronomy 21:22
If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree,
That sabbath
Leviticus 23:7
On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.
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John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
Micah 3:3
You devour my people's flesh, strip off their skin, and crush their bones. You chop them up like flesh in a pot -- like meat in a kettle.
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Matthew 27:38
Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
Luke 23:54
It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.