Mark 15:42

It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening,

Matthew 27:57-62

Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

Luke 23:50-56

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

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 19:38-42

Later on, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, and he came and removed his body.

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And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

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Matthew 27:57
Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.
Luke 23:50
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man
John 19:38
Later on, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, and he came and removed his body.

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