Luke 23:54

Luke 23:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
• New International Version (NIV)It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.

Context of Luke 23:54

52So Joseph went to see Pilate. He asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate agreed to this. 53Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it. This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin. 55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the place where the hole in the rock was. They also saw Joseph put Jesus' body into the empty hole. 56Then they returned to the house where they were staying in Jerusalem. They prepared spices and oil that had a beautiful smell. On the Jewish day of rest they obeyed God's Law and they did not work.

Luke 23:54 word by word

Καὶ ἡμέρα ἦν παρασκευῆς, καὶ σάββατον ἐπέφωσκεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• that dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the preparationπαρασκευήparaskeuē · PreparationG3904
• the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• drew onἐπιφώσκωepiphōskō · to dawnG2020

Cross-references for Luke 23:54

• Matthew 27:62The next day was the Jewish day of rest. The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees met together with Pilate.
• John 19:14It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’

Commentaries on Luke 23:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54And the Sabbath drew on - Or, The Sabbath was lighting up, , i.e. with the candles which the Jews light just before six in the evening, when the Sabbath commences. The same word is used for the dawning of the day, Matthew 28:1. Wakefield. The Jews always lighted up candles on the Sabbath; and it was a solemn precept that, "if a man had not bread to eat, he must beg from door to door to get a little oil to set up his Sabbath light." The night of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 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, there must be preparation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54Preparation Day: This happened late on Friday afternoon. The Greek text does not specifically mention Friday. It refers to the day Jews prepare for the Sabbath day ceremonies during Passover week. The Sabbath day begins on Friday evening. As the Sabbath was about to begin, they had to bury the body quickly. The Jews could not work during the Sabbath, which began at sunset.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:54

• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Preparation Day
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• That Day
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• Crucify
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• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Chronology of the New Testament

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings