Thematic Bible: Preparations for the
Thematic Bible
Sabbath » Preparations for the
Since it was the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high holy day) the Jews asked Pilate to have their legs broken [to hasten death] and the bodies taken away.
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Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person; and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.
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The next day, that is, the day after the [day of] preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
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When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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It was the day of preparation [for the Sabbath], and the Sabbath was dawning.
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