John 19:42

Therefore, because of the preparation day of the Jews, since the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

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In The King James Version

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

In Context

41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb, in which no one had yet been laid.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

John 19:20Therefore, many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was close to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin.

John 19:41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb, in which no one had yet been laid.

1 Corinthians 15:4and that he was buried; and that he rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures;

Matthew Henry on John 19:39-42

The Burial of Christ. 38 And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is… Read the whole commentary →

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