was the preparation # 43_JOH_19_14 # And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 
was the preparation # 43_JOH_19_31 # The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, [for that sabbath day was an high day,] besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away. 
was the preparation # 42_LUK_23_54 # And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 
was the preparation # 41_MAR_15_42 # And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,