John 19:42

They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

John 19:14

It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about six in the morning. Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”

Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.

John 19:41

There was a garden in the place where He was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.

Isaiah 53:9

They made His grave with the wicked
and with a rich man at His death,
although He had done no violence
and had not spoken deceitfully.

Matthew 12:40

For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

John 19:20

Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Acts 13:29

When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in a tomb.

1 Corinthians 15:4

that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,

Colossians 2:12

Having been buried with Him in baptism, you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

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Summary

John 19:42

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Laid

Because

John 19:14

General references

Luke 23:52

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