“Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. John 19 contains 42 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.