There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
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Gill's Exposition
There laid they Jesus therefore,.... Because it was a new sepulchre, and no man had been ever laid there before; and some other reasons are added:
because of the Jews' preparation day; either for…
Adam Clarke
Because of the Jews' preparation - From this it may be conjectured that they had designed to have put him in a more magnificent tomb; or, that they intended to make one expressly for himself after the…
We have here an account of the burial of the blessed body of our Lord Jesus. The solemn funerals of great men are usually looked at with curiosity; the mournful funerals of dear friends are attended…
Cambridge Bible
the Jews" preparation day Perhaps another slight indication that the Gospel was written outside Palestine. Or the addition -of the Jews" may point to the time when there was already a Christian…
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