It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cro
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.