Matthew 27:62
Now on the next day, + 27:62 i.e., Motzoei Shabbos which is the one after the Preparation, the Rashei Hakohanim and the Perushim gathered together with Pilate
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
61And Miryam of Magdala, and the other Miryam, stayed there, sitting opposite the kever.
Cross References
Matthew 26:17But at the onset of Chag HaMatzot, Moshiachʼs talmidim approached him, saying, Where do you wish we should prepare for you your Seder?
Mark 15:42And already, erev (evening) fast approaching, vibahlt (since) it was Preparation Day, which is the day before Shabbos,
John 19:14Now Erev Pesach was fast approaching, the sha'ah (hour, time) being about the shishit (sixth, the sixth hour, about noon), + 19:14 i.e., with Erev Pesach coming at sundown and Pilate says to those of Yehudah, Hinei your Melech!
John 19:42And so, because it was Preparation Day for those of Yehudah and because the kever was nearby, they laid Moshiach 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 →