Matthew 27:62
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
John 19:31
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.
John 19:42
42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
