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


In Context

51 (this man had not assented to their counsel and deed), of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also waited, himself also, for the kingdom of God

52 he having gone to Pilate begged the body of Jesus;

53 and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.

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

55 And women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the sepulchre and how his body was placed.

56 And having returned they prepared aromatic spices and ointments, and remained quiet on the sabbath, 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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