The day of the Preparation (ημερα παρασκευης). The technical Jewish phrase for the day before the sabbath for which see discussion…

That day was the preparation.—See Note on Matthew 27:52.

The Sabbath was drawing near.—Literally, the …

Greek Expositors: Joseph had once been a secret disciple of Christ, but finally bursting through the bonds of fear and beco…

Luke assures his readers of the credentials of the man who offered to bury Jesus. Here again he presents someone qualified to affirm by word or act…

And that day was the preparation Both for the sabbath, and for the "Chagigah", or grand festival, which they kept on the fifteenth …

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 i…