Mark 15:42

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“Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),”

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BSBPD

“Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:42 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 27:57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
  2. Luke 23:50Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
  3. 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.
  4. John 19:38Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

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