When Was Jesus Crucified

Also known as: Three Days and Three Nights: When Did Jesus Really Die? | The Good Friday Question: What Day Was Christ Crucified? | Beyond Good Friday: Examining the Timeline of the Cross

Length:1,249 wordsBook:John

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Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries, we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is Friday the correct day? Does the Bible support a Friday crucifixion? And what about Jesus’ words? Is it possible that the crucifixion was on Wednesday or Thursday? What does the Bible reveal?

Why people say it was Friday:

Mark 15:42–43Loading... 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

We all know sabbath is Saturday. Right? So Jesus must have Died on a Friday.

Well if Jesus died on ...

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— Proverbs 23:23

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