The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of ^vPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

14 Now it was the day of ^oPreparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.¹ He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and ^yso that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.