John 19:42

Because it was the Jewish Preparation Day, and because the tomb was nearby, they put Jesus there.

John 19:14

Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon. He told the Jewish leaders, "Here is your king!"

John 19:31

Since it was the Preparation Day, the Jewish leaders did not want to leave the bodies on the crosses during the Sabbath, because that was a particularly important Sabbath. So they asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and the bodies removed.

John 19:41

A garden was located in the place where he was crucified, and in that garden was a new tomb in which no one had yet been placed.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

Isaiah 53:9

Then they made his grave with the wicked, and with rich people in his death, although he had committed no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth."

Matthew 12:40

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

John 19:20

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

Acts 13:29

When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.

1 Corinthians 15:4

he was buried, he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures and is still alive!

Colossians 2:12

When you were buried with the Messiah in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

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Summary

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

Because

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Laid

Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.
Isaiah 53:9
Then they made his grave with the wicked, and with rich people in his death, although he had committed no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth."
Matthew 12:40
because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Acts 13:29
When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
1 Corinthians 15:4
he was buried, he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures and is still alive!
Colossians 2:12
When you were buried with the Messiah in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

Because

John 19:14
Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon. He told the Jewish leaders, "Here is your king!"

General references

Luke 23:52
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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