John19:31-37; Matthew 27:57-66; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56;
John 19:38-42[1]
Therefore, because it was the
Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath
(for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might
be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of
the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He
was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with
a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. And he who has seen has testified, and his
testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may
believe. For these things were done that
the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” And again another Scripture says, “They shall
look on Him whom they pierced.”
Now when evening had come, because
it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of
Arimathea, a prominent council member, a good and just man, who was himself
waiting for the kingdom of God, who had not consented to their decision and
deed, a disciple of Jesus—but secretly, for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that
he might take away the body of Jesus.
Pilate marveled that He was
already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for
some time. So when he found out from the
centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. So he came and took the body of
Jesus.
And Nicodemus, who at first came
to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a
hundred pounds. Then they took the body
of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the
Jews is to bury. Now in the place where
He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no
one had yet been laid. So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’
Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses, and the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed
after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and
fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
On the next day, which followed
the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to
Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver
said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure
until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and
say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be
worse than the first.”
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go
your way, make it as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing
the stone and setting the guard.
[1]
Note:
Much of the Harmony readings will be pieced together like a puzzle putting the
four Gospels together into one narrative. I am copying the order or format from
A Simplified Harmony of the Gospels,
George W. Wright, Holman Bible Publishers, 2001. However, I am using the New
King James rather than the HCSB. This order is from the research of Wright and
is open to discussion. Of course, you can also read the passages side by side
separately if you prefer.
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