Now on the next day, that is, the day which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with 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,
- BSB The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
- NKJV On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
- NLT The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.
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Quick answer
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 15:42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
- 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 19:42Then because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
- Acts 4:27–28“For truly, in this city against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
- Luke 23:54–56It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
- Matt 26:17Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
- 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 might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- Ps 2:1–6Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
- Matt 27:1–2Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
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