Bible Verses About Preparation Day

Next day, after the preparation, the head cohanim and the P'rushim went together to Pilate

Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before a Shabbat), as evening approached,

It was Preparation Day, and a Shabbat was about to begin.

it was about noon on Preparation Day for Pesach. He said to the Judeans, “Here’s your king!”

It was Preparation Day, and the Judeans did not want the bodies to remain on the stake on Shabbat, since it was an especially important Shabbat. So they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

So, because it was Preparation Day for the Judeans, and because the tomb was close by, that is where they buried Yeshua.