Mark 15:42
And nowe when the night was come (because it was the day of the preparation that is before the Sabbath)
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
In Context
Cross References
Luke 23:50And beholde, there was a man named Ioseph, which was a counseller, a good man and a iust.
John 19:38And after these things, Ioseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take downe the bodie of Iesus. And Pilate gaue him licence. He came then and tooke Iesus body.
Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42
The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →