[John Leland 1789]

You must count back Saturday night, Friday night, Thursday night, AT LEAST, which would put the Crucifixion prior to Friday.

[MHGinTN]

It is a hard thing to reason with a magic thinking mind ... ignoring the words of Jesus regarding three DAYS and three NIGHTS is the excuse someone thinks will persuade God to give them a pass for eschewing the Grace of God in Christ while trying to serve their pride and work their way to salvation.