Matthew 27:62
Then the next day, which is after the Preparation day, the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate together,
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61Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher.
Cross References
Matthew 26:17Then, on the first day of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
Mark 15:42And when evening had now arrived (because it was the Preparation Day, which is before the Sabbath)
John 19:14Now it was the preparation day of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your king.”
John 19:42Therefore, because of the preparation day of the Jews, since the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:58-66
The Burial of Christ. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting… Read the whole commentary →