The cross leading King Charles' upcoming coronation will contain supposed relics from the cross Jesus was crucified on, following a gift from the Vatican on Wednesday. This timeline of Jesus' death breaks down Good Friday's events as recorded in Scripture, including the happenings just before and immediately following the crucifixion. Lukes account shows that Jesus had the last supper sometime after sunset with his disciples. On Passover, on the 14th of Abib, the lamb of God was slain. It is preparation time because the Passover would be sacrificed in the temple in about 3 hours. On the very next day following the Sabbath, which was the first day of the week, Jesus rose from the dead. Nisan 15 at sunset 1st day of "Feast of Unleavened Bread" a Sabbath day, or 2nd day of 8 day "Passover" celebration. How long did the darkness last? I don't know whether you have seen the answer given by Olde English below ("Time of Jesus' crucifixion in relation to the Passover"). That is why John says in John 19:31, Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the This was not a holy convocation day. When Luke talks about the 15th year of Tiberius, he is talking, 28 AD/29 AD. He is talking about its inhabitants. Just as the Red Sea and the Jordan River were parted to show the miraculous way that God provided for his people to escape the world and to enter into his promised land, the Temple curtain was also split miraculously to provide his people continual and direct access to God in the Holy of Holies without a barrier negotiated by a high priest. This was the very hour when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed in the temple. Why does Acts not mention the deaths of Peter and Paul? This agrees with the fact that Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and in this verse in John, Jesus stands accused in the early morning before Pilate. In Matthew 12:40 Jesus mentions, "three days and three nights ," but this is just part of a general analogy with the story of what happened with Jonah and the whale, and as such the time reference shouldn't be pressed. Jesus refused to answer Herod's questions, so Herod sent him back to Pilate.