'Days' in the Bible

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering to him.

Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home.

The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on Sabbath days?"

Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they've already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain to be alone with him. His appearance was changed in front of them,

because he was teaching his disciples, "The Son of Man will be betrayed into human hands. They will kill him, but after being dead for three days he will be raised."

and they'll make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he'll be raised."

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!

because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again.

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

"We ourselves heard him say, "I will destroy this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another one not made by human hands.'"

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days