John 19: 31

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
ST JOHN

CHAPTER 19

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the ^across on the sabbath day, (for that ^bsabbath day was an ^chigh ^dday,) besought Pilate that their legs might be ^ebroken, and that they might be taken away.

Footnotes

31a	TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.
b	Ex. 12: 16 (15-17) 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy ^aconvocation, and in the ^bseventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
c	Lev. 23: 7. 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy ^aconvocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Ex. 12: 16. 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy ^aconvocation, and in the ^bseventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. Mark 15: 42. 42 ¶ And now when the even was come, because it was the ^apreparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Jesus arose on the first day of the week. The previous day was the weekly Sabbath. The day before the Sabbath, being also the day after the Passover meal, could be the ‘high’ day.
d	Ex. 12: 14 (12-16) 14 And this ^aday shall be unto you for a ^bmemorial; and ye shall keep it a ^cfeast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a ^dfeast by an ordinance ^efor ever.
e	Deut. 21: 23 (22-23) 23 His ^abody shall not ^bremain all night upon the ^ctree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is ^daccursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an ^einheritance.