What does "Preparation" mean in the Bible?
Preparation is the term for Friday, because on that day preparation was made and meals cooked for the Sabbath. Preparation appears in 6 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Preparation?
PREPARA'TION, or PREPARA'TION-DAY, is the term for Friday, because on that day preparation was made and meals cooked for the Sabbath. It might be rendered "fore-Sabbath" (comp. the Greek in Mark 15:42) or "Sabbath-eve" (comp. the German Sonnabend for "Saturday"). Matt 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:14, 1 Chr 24:31, 1 Chr 2:42. The "preparation of the Passover," in John 19:14, means the Paschal Friday, or the Friday occurring during the week of the Passover (as in vers. 1 Chr 24:31 and 1 Chr 2:42). On that Friday (the 15th of Nisan) Christ was crucified.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Preparation?
Greek · G3904
παρασκευή
paraskeuē
Preparation
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Preparation appear in the Bible?
Preparation is referenced in 6 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- John 19:14
- John 19:31
- John 19:42
- Luke 23:54
- Matthew 27:62
- Mark 15:42
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Preparation.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Preparation?
Preparation appears in 6 verses across 4 books, most often in John, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Preparation?
John, Luke, Matthew, Mark.
Where can I read every verse about Preparation?
This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
