Luke 23:54
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And it was the day of the Parasceve: and the sabbath drew on.

Matthew 27:62 And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

John 19:14,31,42 And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews: Behold your king. . . .

Context
The Burial of Jesus
53And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid. 54And it was the day of the Parasceve: and the sabbath drew on. 55And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre and how his body was laid.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:62
And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

Mark 15:42
And when evening was now come (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath),

Luke 23:53
And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid.

Lexicon
It was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] Preparation
Παρασκευῆς (Paraskeuēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3904: The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness.

Day,
ἡμέρα (hēmera)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] Sabbath
σάββατον (sabbaton)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4521: The Sabbath, a week.

was just beginning.
ἐπέφωσκεν (epephōsken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2020: To dawn, be near commencing. A form of epiphauo; to begin to grow light.


Additional Translations
It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was just beginning.

And it was the Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was just beginning.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And it was preparation day, and [the] sabbath twilight was coming on.

And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was near at hand.

It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,
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