<p>19:42 <em>There, because of the Jews' preparation day, they laid Jesus (for the tomb was nearby)</em>- See on :41. Again John emphasizes that the Passover was coming on and therefore the last supper had not been a Passover meal. He is writing to and for Jews who were ever tempted to remain or return to Judaism. His point is that feasts like Passover had had their total fulfilment in the Lord's death. The way John, as a Jew writing to and for Jews, speaks of &quot;the Jews' preparation day&quot;, along with other references to &quot;the Jews&quot;, shows the chasmic gulf which he felt there to be between Christianity and Judaism.</p>