Luke 23:54

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἡμέρα hēmera [the] Day G2250 ἦν ēn it was G1510 παρασκευῆς paraskeuēs of Preparation G3904 καὶ kai and G2532 σάββατον sabbaton Sabbath G4521 ἐπέφωσκεν epephōsken was just beginning G2020

The early church

But because man was created on the sixth day, rightly being crucified on the sixth day our Lord fulfilled the secret of man's restitution. It follows, And it was the day of the παρασκευὴ, which means the preparation, the name by which they called the sixth day, because on that day they prepared the things which were necessary for the Sabbath. But because on the seventh day the Creator rested from His work, the Lord on the Sabbath rested in the grave. Hence it follows, And the Sabbath was dawning.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Now that the Lord is crucified on the sixth day and rests on the seventh, signifies that in the sixth age of the world we must of necessity suffer for Christ, and as it were be crucified to the world. (Gal. 6:14.) But in the seventh age, that is, after death, our bodies indeed rest in the tombs, but our souls with the Lord.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 50–56

Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation. Our worldly affairs must be so ordered, that they may not hinder us from our sabbath work; and our holy affections so stirred up, that they may carry us on in it. In whatever business we engage, or however our hearts may be affected, let us never fail to get ready for, and to keep holy, the day of sacred rest, which is the Lord's day.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.