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


In Context

51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

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.

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

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

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

Luke 23:54 in Other Translations

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 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.