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Preparation Festival

παρασκευή · paraskeuē · G39046 mentions in 4 books, most in John (3)

Who they were

The day of Preparation, also known as Preparation Day, is mentioned in all four Gospels in connection with the day of Jesus's crucifixion. It was the day before the Sabbath (Mrk.15.42; Luke 23:54) and the day on which preparations were made for the Sabbath rest. In John's Gospel, the day of Preparation is also associated with the Passover, as it was the day before the Passover feast (Jhn.19.14, 31, 42). Jesus was crucified on the day of Preparation and hastily buried before the Sabbath began at sundown (Matthew 27:62; Luke 23:54; Jhn.19.42). The Gospel writers' mention of the day of Preparation helps to clarify the timeline of events surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection and underscores the urgency of His burial before the Sabbath.

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Every mention

6 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Matthew 1 mention

Matthew 27:62Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

Mark 1 mention

Mark 15:42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Luke 1 mention

Luke 23:54It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

John 3 mentions

John 19:14Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”John 19:31Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs…John 19:42Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.

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