54And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.


In Context

51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of God:

52 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain.

54 And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Luke 23:54 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:54It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:54And it was the day of the Parasceve, and the sabbath drew on.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:54And it was preparation day, and the sabbath twilight was coming on.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:54And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:54It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:54And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.