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Mark 15:42 Cross-References
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“And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,”
Mark 15:42 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 15:42
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath—Mark notes the timing precisely: evening had arrived (approximately 3-6 PM). Preparation refers to Friday, the day before Sabbath when Jews prepared meals and completed work prohibited on Sabbath. The timing was urgent—Jewish law (Deuteronomy 21:22-23) required executed criminals' bodies not remain hanging overnight. This urgency intensified before Sabbath, when burial work became prohibited. Bodies had to be taken down and buried before sunset Friday evening. Jesus's followers had perhaps two h...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 15:42
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“a man named Joseph”
“because it was the Preparation Day”
“a rich man from Arimathaea”
“Joseph of Arimathaea”