The Burial of Jesus^(A)

⁴² It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).^(B) So as evening approached,

³¹ Now it was the day of Preparation,^(A) and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses^(B) during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

⁴² Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation^(A) and since the tomb was nearby,^(B) they laid Jesus there.

²⁵ It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

The Death of Jesus^(A)

³³ At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.^(B)