Preparation Day

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. — read the full passage →

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. — read the full passage →

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, — read the full passage →

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. — read the full passage →

And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. — read the full passage →

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. — read the full passage →

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, — read the full passage →

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. — read the full passage →

When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. — read the full passage →

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. — read the full passage →