Thematic Bible: Preparations for the


Thematic Bible



It was the Preparation Day, and so, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. Verse ConceptsJews, TheLegsBones BrokenCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedPreparing FoodRules About CorpsesSabbath Observed


The next day--that is, the day following the Preparation-Day- -the Chief Priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said: Verse ConceptsThe Next DayPreparing Foodpreppinganniversarycredibility

The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day--the day before the Sabbath-- Verse ConceptsPreparing FoodSabbath ObservedPreparation

It was the Preparation Day, and just before the Sabbath began. Verse ConceptsBeginningOn The SabbathPreparing Food