Mark 15:42 meaning and explanation
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
Mark 15:42, Berean Standard Bible
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Mark, narrating the crucifixion, notes that evening had come on Preparation Day, the day before the Sabbath. Jewish reckoning began the Sabbath at sundown on Friday, so this detail fixes the timing of Jesus' death and explains the urgency that follows.
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