John 19:39-40

39 ¹Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus^[a] by night, came ²bringing a mixture of ³myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds^[b] in weight.

40 So they took the body of Jesus and ⁴bound it in ⁵linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

Cross References

• 1. 19:39 ch. 3:1, 2; 7:50
• 2. 19:39 [Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1]
• 3. 19:39 Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17; Song 4:14
• 4. 19:40 ch. 11:44; [2 Chr. 16:14; Acts 5:6]
• 5. 19:40 ch. 20:5-7; Luke 24:12

Footnotes

• [a] 19:39 Greek 'him'
• [b] 19:39 Greek 'one hundred litras'; a 'litra' (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams