Mark Chapter 15 verse 42 Holy Bible
And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,
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And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 42. - And when even was now come. The sabbath commenced on the Friday evening at six o'clock. The evening commenced at three o'clock. Our Lord must be buried before six o'clock.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(42) The preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath.--The explanation, like that in Mark 7:2-3, is characteristic of St. Mark, as writing for Gentile readers. It fixes, with hardly the shadow of a doubt, the meaning of the word "preparation," as given in the Note on Matthew 27:62.