This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached,

到了晚上，因为这是预备日，就是安息日的前一日，

到了晚上，因为这是预备日，就是安息日的前一日，

到了晚上，因为这是预备日，就是安息日的前一日，

那天是犹太人的预备日，也就是安息日的前一天。傍晚，

到了晚上，因为是预备日，就是安息日的前一日，

因为那天是预备日，也就是安息日的前一天，所以到了傍晚，

到了晚上，因為這是預備日，就是安息日的前一日，

到了晚上，因為這是預備日，就是安息日的前一日，

到了晚上，因為這是預備日，就是安息日的前一日，

那天是猶太人的預備日，也就是安息日的前一天。傍晚，

到了晚上，因為是預備日，就是安息日的前一日，

已到傍晚，因為是豫備日，就是安息日的前夕，

因為那天是預備日，也就是安息日的前一天，所以到了傍晚，

是日乃備節之日、即安息之前一日、

是日乃備節日、即安息之先一日、

是日乃備安息日之日、即安息日前一日、既暮、

是為大禮日前夕。既暮、

It was Preparation Day( that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,

It was the day before the Sabbath. That day was called Preparation Day. As evening approached,

And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation( that is, the day before the Sabbath),

When evening had already come, since it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

When it was already evening, because it was preparation day( that is, the day before the Sabbath),

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation( that is, the day before the Sabbath),

When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus( because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin.As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed.Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.

As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.

It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath( and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.