Thematic Bible: The sabbath in, a high day
Thematic Bible
Feast of the passover » The sabbath in, a high day
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.