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NASB | John 19:31 ¶ Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:31 ¶ Since it was the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high holy day) the Jews asked Pilate to have their legs broken [to hasten death] and the bodies taken away. |
Subject: Was Jesus actually in the tomb 3 days? |
Bible Note: Steve you have your Jewish days and nights mixed up, a Jewish calendar day starts at 6PM and run through to the next day at six PM. Example our Thursday which runs from midnight to mid night would encompass part of a Jewish Thursday night 12-6am a Jewish Thursday day 6am-6pm and part of a Jewish Friday night 6pm –midnight. In your example it would be Jewish start of calendar day Thursday 6pm-6am Day 1 Thursday 6am-6pm crucifixion with death occurring at 3PM Night 1 Friday 6pm-6am Day 2 Friday 6am-6pm Night 2 Saturday 6pm-6am Day 3 Saturday 6am-6pm Night 3 Sunday 6pm-6am Day 4 Sunday 6am-6pm Resurrection probably occurring before 6am. Tradition tells us it happened this way Jewish start of calendar day Friday 6pm-6am Day 1 Friday 6am-6pm crucifixion with death occurring at 3pm. Night 1 Saturday 6pm-6am Day 2 Saturday 6am-6pm Night 2 Sunday 6pm – 6am Day 3 Sunday 6am -6pm Resurrection occurring early after 6 am. We seem to be missing a least one night. For Jesus to fulfill the Old Testament Christology found in the Passover he had to died 4 days after his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. His entry was the 10 th of Nissan which it was, the day set aside for the “selection of the lambs”, his death would have to come on or just before the evening of the 14 th day the beginning of Passover. See Exodus 12. If we hold Jesus’ triumphant entry to be Palm Sunday then he had to died 4 days later which would be our Thursday, just before the beginning of the Jewish day Friday at 6PM which also would be a Passover “Sabbath” day. Followed by Saturday the weekly Passover making Sunday the first day the ladies could go to the grave to fulfill they need to further prepare Jesus’ body. Now let all those that tell you they are not influenced by church traditions tell you why this has to be wrong. Also see this same discussion by searching on Matthew 12:40 |