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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. |
Bible Question: EdB, I am sorry I was unclear. I was trying to show that He dies Thursday. By what you said, I presume you are in agrement. Also, going forward from His entry into Jerusalem on Nisan 10 (Sunday), He had to die on Thursday. |
Bible Answer: Steve I agree, you are right on. I believe the confusion comes over the term Sabbath. I believe it was assumed to mean the weekly sabbath rather than the Passover Sabbath. For Jesus to be crucified on the Friday (Passover) the Jews would have had to violate the Passover Sabbath, that day carries the same restrictions as a weekly Sabbath. Further more Jesus would not have been able to fulfill the Passover Lamb requirement, as the Passover Lamb is to be killed at or before twilight of begining of the Passover calendar day or 6:00 pm Thrusday. I think there is also confusion over Jesus celebrating Passover the night before. There are two ways around that. First some Jews climbed to the highest place on the temple to spot the new moon (the begining of the month) others would wait until they could see it from the entrance to temple. This resulted in a day's difference. So many times Passover was celebrated two days. One for the early crowd (they were sure they were right) and once for the Orthodox crowd (they were sure they were right). The other solution the Jews made an exception clause to passover day, if one was traveling or had important business they could and often did celebrate Passover a day early. This also played into how they choose which way to spot the moon. |