Text -- Luke 23:54 (NET)

23:54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 23:54

¹ sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.

² tn Normally, “dawning,” but as the Jewish Sabbath begins at 6 p.m., “beginning” is more appropriate.