38 And after these [things], Joseph [who was] from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed [it], so he came and took away his body.
39
And Nicodemus--the one who had come to him formerly at night--also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes [weighing] about a hundred pounds.
40
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in [strips of] linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews' custom to prepare for burial.
41
Now [there] was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried.
42
So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.
[a].
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[b].
The Greek term refers to a Roman pound, 327.45 grams (approximately 12 ounces)
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