Preparation Day

The Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.

And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,

and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.

And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,

And the sabbath having past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James, and Salome, bought spices, that having come, they may anoint him,

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain <FI>others<Fi> with them,

And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,

And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,

And he, having risen in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, did appear first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons;

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

And he saith unto them, `It <FI>is<Fi> that which Jehovah hath spoken <FI>of<Fi> ; a rest--a holy sabbath to Jehovah--<FI> is<Fi> to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.' — read the full passage →

there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

They led, therefore, Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium, and it was early, and they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the passover;

and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.

It <FI>is<Fi> a sabbath of rest to you, and ye have humbled yourselves in the ninth of the month at even; from evening till evening ye do keep your sabbath.'

And on the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene doth come early (there being yet darkness) to the tomb, and she seeth the stone having been taken away out of the tomb,

And after these things did Joseph of Arimathea--being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews--ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus, — read the full passage →

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who <FI>are<Fi> in the world--to the end he loved them.

and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, `Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?' which is, being interpreted, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,

`This one God did raise up the third day, and gave him to become manifest,

and he said to them--`Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,

and began to teach them, that it behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again;

and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise,' and they were exceeding sorry.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, `It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

He saith to them, `Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

saying--It behoveth the Son of Man to be delivered up to the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.'

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

And on the first <FI>day<Fi> of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, `Where wilt thou <FI>that<Fi> we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As <FI>to<Fi> the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;'

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

Was it not behoving the Christ these things to suffer, and to enter into his glory?'

and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,

and he said unto them, `With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,

saying--`It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'

And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath, — read the full passage →

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, `Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

And the first day of the unleavened food, when they were killing the passover, his disciples say to him, `Where wilt thou, <FI>that,<Fi> having gone, we may prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?'

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit;

and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, `Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

and saying, `Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building <FI>it<Fi> , save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, `Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.' — read the full passage →

and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day he will rise again.'

on the first day ye have a holy convocation, ye do no servile work;

and on the fifteenth day of this month <FI>is<Fi> the feast of unleavened things to Jehovah; seven days unleavened things ye do eat;

and they have taken of the blood, and have put on the two side-posts, and on the lintel over the houses in which they eat it.

`And it hath become a charge to you, until the fourteenth day of this month, and the whole assembly of the company of Israel have slaughtered it between the evenings;

and God calleth to the light `Day,' and to the darkness He hath called `Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day one.

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day <FI>alike<Fi> ; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

Jesus saith to her, `Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'

Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

The Jews, therefore, said, `Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

Jesus answered and said to them, `Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'

he is not here, but was raised; remember how he spake to you, being yet in Galilee,

and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb, — read the full passage →

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain <FI>others<Fi> with them, — read the full passage →

and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, `Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

and early in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, they come unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun,

And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,

and the inscription of his accusation was written above--`The King of the Jews.'

`We heard him saying--I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'

And they come to a spot, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, `Sit ye here till I may pray;' — read the full passage →

saying, `Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate, — read the full passage →

said, `This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

`Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that <FI>is<Fi> not according to law, and when I have perished--I have perished.'

and he--he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →

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

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

wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --

and if it be meet for me also to go, with me they shall go.

for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God, — read the full passage →

And on the first of the week, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the morrow, he was also continuing the discourse till midnight,

and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,

and we--we are witnesses of all things that he did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, --whom they did slay, having hanged upon a tree.

who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'

this title, therefore, read many of the Jews, because the place was nigh to the city where Jesus was crucified, and it was having been written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Roman.

And Pilate also wrote a title, and put <FI>it<Fi> on the cross, and it was written, `Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

and bearing his cross, he went forth to the place called <FI>Place<Fi> of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;

Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, `Whom do ye seek?'

Judas, therefore, having taken the band and officers out of the chief priests and Pharisees, doth come thither with torches and lamps, and weapons; — read the full passage →

These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;' — read the full passage →

`Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say--Father, save me from this hour? --but because of this I came to this hour;

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain <FI>others<Fi> with them, — read the full passage →