John 19:38-42 (New International Version)
View In My BibleThe Burial of Jesus
19:38-42pp -- Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews.1 With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus,2 the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.a 40 Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.3 This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.4 41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation5 and since the tomb was nearby,6 they laid Jesus there.Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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