The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
- KJV Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
- NKJV On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
- NASB Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,
- NLT The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.
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The next day the chief priests and Pharisees come together to Pilate. They are anxious even after Jesus' death.
Overview
On the day after the crucifixion, the religious leaders approach Pilate with a concern about the tomb. Their continued activity shows how seriously they took Jesus' predictions about rising again. Ironically, their precautions will help establish the certainty of the resurrection they sought to prevent.
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Cross-references · 9
- Mark 15:42Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
- John 19:14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- John 19:42And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
- Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Luke 23:54–56It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
- Matt 26:17On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- John 19:31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
- Ps 2:1–6Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Matt 27:1–2When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
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