Luke 23:54
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Luke 23:54 in other translations
| BSB | It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning. |
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| WEB | It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. |
| ASV | And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on. |
| YLT | And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching, |
| DARBY | And it was preparation day, and the sabbath twilight was coming on. |
| BBE | Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on. |
| Webster | And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. |
What does Luke 23:54 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:50-56
Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on…
Luke 23:54 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 23:54
- Matthew 27:62
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
- John 19:31
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- Mark 15:42
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
- John 19:14
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
- John 19:42
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
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- Luke 23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
- Luke 23:54
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
- Luke 23:55
And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Luke 23:54 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y era día de la víspera de la Pascua; y estaba para rayar el sábado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et c’était le jour de la Préparation et le crépuscule du sabbat. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es war Rüsttag, und der Sabbath brach an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dies erat parasceves, et sabbatum illucescebat. |