Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Cross References Matthew 27:57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. Matthew 27:62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate. Luke 23:50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man, Luke 23:54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning. John 19:38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. Acts 13:29 When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. Treasury of Scripture And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Matthew 27:57,62 Luke 23:50-54 John 19:38 |