Matthew 27:62

The day after - that is, the day following the Preparation - the chief priests and Pharisees went in a body to Pilate and said.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

In Context

61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

63"We recollect, Sir, that when he was living this imposter said, ‘I will rise again after three days.’

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Cross References

Matthew 26:17On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to make preparation for you eat the Passover?"

Mark 15:42Toward sunset, as it was the preparation (that is the day preceding the Sabbath),

John 19:14And it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o’clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

John 19:42Here, because of its being Preparation Day, and as the tomb was near by, they placed Jesus.

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 →

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