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
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John 19:14
Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews: Behold, your King!
Matthew 27:62
It was morning, the day after Preparation. The chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate.
Mark 15:42
Evening arrived. It was the Preparation Day (Exodus 16:22-27), the day before the Sabbath.
That the
Deuteronomy 21:22
If a man commits a sin worthy of death and he is put to death. You hang him on a tree (stake).
That sabbath
Leviticus 23:7
Gather to worship on the first of these days. Do none of your daily work.
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John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is terrible.
Micah 3:3
You eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them! You break their bones, and chop them in pieces similar to the contents of a pot or a caldron.
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Matthew 27:38
Two robbers were impaled with him. One was on the right hand and one on the left.
Luke 23:54
It was the day of the Preparation and the Sabbath was near.